Re: 'Real picture and real time'

[Bill Grimwood <bgrim@garply.com>]

At 09:52 PM 4/19/96 +0800, you wrote:
>On 18 April 1996 Eric Welch wrote:
>
>>As for the R7, it is much smoother than the R3, R4, R5 or R6. Many
>>people, including myself, who have used the R7 know that it is so much
>>smoother that you actually get sharper hand-held pictures, especially at
>>moderate shutter speeds. And it can't be the same shutter, because the
>>R7 is digital while the previous cameras (except the R6 of course) are
>>analog. 
>
>I have not really tried to take pictures with the R7 but its shutter release
>gives me  the same mechanical feel as the R4/R5 series.  And I am still
>convinced that the R3 has a smoother shutter release of the R series.
>Besides, I am a bit uneasy with the 'thickened' base which totally destroy
>the original elegant R design, which I was given to know is by Porsche.
>
>Regarding the digital / analog release, I tend to think that it refers to
>the controlling electronics, i.e. the chip. On the other hand, the shutter
>mechanism, which no matter how electronic it is, still composed of some
>mechanical parts. And it depends very much on the operation of these
>mechanical parts to give a smooth release. May be it is an improvement over
>the previous R series.
>
>Anyway, in view of your recommendation, I shall go back and have a second
>look. It is on sale here in Hong Kong - about US$2000 for the body.
> 
>>And considering the compromises to buying an SL, there's no way most
>>people would consider it a good deal. Too many lenses don't work on
>>them, and the motors are massive.
>
>Yes and no, my 7 R lenses, from 24mm to 180mm have the SL coupling cam so a
>SL II will be perfect for me. Generally, however, I agree that the
>compromise is not a good deal at all.
>
>
>TK Chan
>tkc@hkstar.com
>
>
The 24mm leica R lens will not work on an SL body.  It will only work on
bodies SL2  thru R-7.  The SL 2 had a redesigned mirror box and the 24mm is
not compatable with cameras older than an SL2.

Bill Grimwood