RE: [Leica] M or R ???

["Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>]

Do NOT, under any circumstances, look at the new LHSA black paint special M6
TTL.  You will want one, and that want will keep nagging at you, and you
will never again find a decent night's rest.

At least that's what has happened to me.

Dan (proud owner of a chrome .72x M6 TTL)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Håkan
> Dennersten
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 1:11 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] M or R ???
> Importance: Low
>
>
> Hi
>
> Let i am new to this group so if i am picking up an old boring thread,
> please ignore this message.
>
> Let me introduce myself. I am a 38 year old ex photographer. I worked as a
> fulltime photographer 1981 - 1986.
>
> 1986 - 1999 i owned a Canon F1. Took 10 - 20 rolls of film maximum.
>
> Exactly 1 year ago i had a full revival with photography. I think it's
> incredible fun again i think i've shot 50 - 70 rolls this past year. I ran
> out to by the equipment i worked with in the beginning of the 80:s.
>
> Nikon F2, Nikon FE and four lenses. One Hasselblad 2000 with 2 Lenses and
> one Nikon 35 TI, and one Kodak Digital camera.
>
> I hate the new plastic cameras with millions of programmes.
>
> As time has passed by this year i find myself just bringing out
> the Nikon 35
> Ti, and the Hasselblad.
>
> So i was thinking. OK let's realize an old dream. Buy a more fun camera to
> bring out.  Let's go and by a Leica M6. I went to the store. But there i
> felt unsure what to do. The M6 felt bigger than i thought. The
> focusing felt
> awkward and did'nt get the feeling that i would bring out this camera
> everytime i went out of my house, a camera lying on the shelf is
> of no use !
> I had the feeling that the M6 was as the Hasselblad. Boring to
> use but with
> an outstanding result. I felt i did'nt need one more boring camera :)
>
> I went out of the store emptyhanded. Went to Africa one month without the
> Nikons and really missed them once being there. Went to Nice last week.
> Strolled and found a Leica R4s in a window.
>
> Went in and got a real positive feeling about it, bought it. Got my first
> film back today, and the result is fantastic. Like the focusing
> and display
> a lot.  Maybe it's a little plastic feeling. But it's OK.
>
> OK let's come to my questions.
>
> What i need is 2 more cameras. 80 % of the time i use a 35 and a shorter
> tele. Once in a while i use a 28, 50 and 200 lens.
>
> I would really like to be convinced to buy a M camera. But how is _really_
> to use ??? Maybe one more R camera is the right for me ?? How is
> the 6.2 ???
>
>
> Please guide me.
>
>
> (sorry for my bad english)
>
>
>
> Håkan Dennersten
> Founder
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