Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/12

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: focusing the R cameras
From: "joe b." <joe@azurite.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 02:04:19 +0000

In message <9603121623.AA18383@thillana.lcs.mit.edu>, Patrick Sobalvarro
<pgs@thillana.lcs.mit.edu> writes
>I don't think, though, that they'd ever be quite as easy to focus in
>low light as a good rangefinder.

No, not as easy, but with a 19/21mm lens, scale focusing is quick and
easy anyway.

>Anyway, I like my R cameras -- they feel good in the hand, the lenses
>are very good, and my R6.2 especially just delights me every time I
>use it.

I've sent my R6 off to be serviced and I miss it awfully. I think Leica
R6-type mechanical clockwork cameras are just such *fun* to use. Less
*is* more....

joe b.

In reply to: Message from pgs@thillana.lcs.mit.edu (Patrick Sobalvarro) (focusing the R cameras (was Re: The new 50/2.8 Elmar))