Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]KEITH R. STETSON wrote: > > As a recent subscriber, I was glad to see a brief flurry of > messages regarding Leica R cameras. At the risk of starting > a series of responses pointing out my folly, it seems to me > that one of the least inexpensive ways to experience Leitz > optics is to get an original Leicaflex with a 50/2 Summicron-R > lens. This appeals because the camera was made in Germany, > and the one-cam lenses are considerably cheaper than the > later varieties of lenses for the R cameras. Comments? > > Keith Stetson I have a "diesel" Leicaflex and love it. It's heavier than a Nikon F (or seems so), handles beautifully and is gorgeously built. Since it doesn't have a ground glass surrounding the microprism in the viewfinder its a pain to focus in low light, however. Not a camera for somebody in a hurry. I found a single cam 135 Elmarit for it in a shop in Louisville last summer for $100. I wouldn't trade it for a stack of plastic Pentaxes.