Re: [Leica] Leica R 6.0

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

Dave:

A friend of mine shots with one over at AP. After having handled his
camera with various lenses, I was impressed. They brought back that feel
that the SL has, but with all the amenities we're all so use to now. Not
too dissimilar from BMW being forced to bring back the feel of the 2002
suspension on one of its 300 series models a few years back, in order to
maintain brand loyalty with the older drivers. 
Frankly, I'm just about on the verge of chucking my Canon droppings and
converting over to the R8. You're right about the flash preview, as most
clients expect flash fill at all times of the day, it makes the camera
that much more usable. 

Slobodan Dimitrov


"Rodgers, David" wrote:
> 
> Slobodan,
> 
> I have an R7, and I really like it a lot. I'm not much for an all manual
> camera. The R7 can do everything an R6 can do, and more. I guess I'm high
> tech, because I really like aperture preferred auto exposure. That's one
> gadget I use a lot. It's also why at times I prefer to use my R7 over my M6.
> The M6 is my all manual body.
> 
> As much as I like the R7, I've handled an R8 quite abit, and I agree with
> what you say. The R8, though slightly larger, would be my first choice
> today. It really feels more balanced, especially with larger lenses like the
> 80-200. One feature that  draws me to the R8 is flash preview. Since I use
> monolights or a portable Lumedyne, that would be a very handy feature which
> all other R bodies lack.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Dimitrov [mailto:sld@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 5:50 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R 6.0
> 
> I have an R6. I did have to replace the complete shutter assembly, and a
> misc. spring in the lens mount assembly. Other than that it seems to be
> a decent camera. If I had to do it again, I would get an R8. Battery,
> schmattery, the electronically timed cameras are much quieter, as they
> don't that obnoxious follow through mechanical gear sound. Frankly, I
> can't see not being able to keep spare batteries at this point.
> 
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> Steve Barbour wrote:
> >
> > Anyone have helpful  thoughts re  the possible purchase of a  R 6.0 body
> at
> > a decent price,  vs a R 6.2 model.......? Thanks Steve