Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Terry, Until quite recently, if you wanted a new interchangeable lens rangefinder camera, there was only the Leica M series. Now you have a choice with the Konica Hexar RF and the Cosina Bessa R cameras. If you wanted a new high quality SLR camera, you had a large number of choices. So naturally, the Leica fans are largely owners and users of the rangefinder series of Leicas. There are many users of the R series on this list, but they are outnumbered by the M users (because the M is more unique than the R series, as I mentioned above). The real question (or choice) is not so much between an M Leica and an R Leica, but between and R Leica and a Canon, Nikon, Minolta, or Contax SLR. A Leica R camera is "right" for you if you prefer it over the other brands of SLR cameras. rp johnson > Many people are using M. Many people want to buy M. Many books and magazines > talk about M. Unfortunately, I want to buy a R. Why M is more pupular than > R? Am I right to buy a R? > > Thanks! > > Terry Sham >