Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, John Irvin Buford wrote: > Well I finally got to handle one for the first time today. I liked it > very much and I want one as soon as the motor drives are available. The > thing that I found most impressive is that the viewfinder is so bright > and contrasty. THe built-in flash meter, meter read out. Upgrading the > lenses with the computer chip is only helpful when you are using a > dedicated TTL (METZ) flash, if you are using a long or zoom lens for > instance it tranfers this information to the flash, but other than that I > do not see where it will benefit you at all at $150.00 per lens. As far > as getting one right away the rep said today that they would not really > be available until March or April. This is the first SLR that has been > completely made by Leica since the R3. > > HTH > JOhn > I thought the R3 is a Minolta XE-7 body? Ed Meyers