Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not true. R7 is the champion of a long lineage of R cameras. The R8 is a totally new design. The R4 had electronic problems. It was the first model. Never buy a first model. Each model after that got a little better. R4sP is the first model that was known for having most problems solved. I also was the first model with easy exposure compensation (bracketing). It had an occasional winder/camera lock-up problem. I had three R4sP's and they all did it. It was easily fixed. The R5 is the next generation after the R4 with program mode, should you need it. It was quite trouble free so I hear. But the R7 is the final model and as far as I know, a completely accurate and reliable camera. The two things about the R7 that sets it apart from the R5 (and all R4's), is the mirror lock up and setable half shutter speeds. These are a godsend for bracketing and shooting with long lenses and slow film (Velvia and polarizer). All R cameras (R4 thru R7) are good cameras, but the R7 is light years ahead of the R4 series, and half a light year ahead of the R5. The only camera that competes with the R7 is the R6 & R6.2 (both have MLU). But only the R7 has half shutter speeds (a true godsend) and is the end of a long lineage. Robust and trouble free. Of course the R8 also has these. But the R8 is the *first* model of hopefully a long line of R8 models. This is why I have and will have R7's for a long time. Thanks to all you people out there buying and de-bugging the R8's. Jim At 10:40 PM 3/10/98 -0500, you wrote: >Xavier, > >Neither an R5 nor R7, rather an R4, R4s, or R4sMod2. Cheaper and just as good. > >Steve > > > >At 12:04 AM 3/10/98 +0000, you wrote: >>I have a Leica M2 and now I am considering buying a R -System camera. >> >>Which are the main differences between the R5 and the R7 ? >>Which one is the best for starting with a Leica Reflex ?? >> >>Waht does it mean ROM lenses ?? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Xavier Planellas >>Barcelona, >>SPAIN >> >> > > > > > > > > \:|:/ > (o o) > /-------------------o00-(_)-00o-------------------\ > > > > I now have a new Email address: smhickel@iserv.net, please change you >mailer to the new address > Thanks-Steve >