[Leica] 1N, F5, RTS III, R8

[Myers Pete <MyersPete@aol.com>]

Yep. Done them. 

Every single system has its strenght and weakness. In general, I would like to
take the 1N body, splice on the F5 matrix metering, and have Leica wide angle
lenses with USM.

I just went through the whole pile of bodies again. Why? I am doing the next
phase of my work using Kodachrome and getting off of negs. Now, I have little
latitude for error in high dynamic light enviroments. Bracketing would help a
lot and the R8 can not autobracket. Leica says December 1999 - real cute. I
was so ticked off that I was ready to render the R8. Then, I remembered the
glass.

Nikon and Canon just dont invest in wide angle glass that is up to what we
have in Leica land.

Contax makes some nice glass. Try the RTS III? Cant see the bloody display in
bright light! And its 'goofy'. Plus,  matrix metering might help a bunch.

Medium format? Well, I shoot landscapes and I dont go home when the wind is
blowing strong. I shoot. And those two or three stops are needed.

If cameras are not enough to drive you nuts, then there is film. And if it
isnt film, its the lab.

I would just appreciate it if the camera manufatorers would LISTEAN a lot more
carefully to their clients. It sure would help us both.

Will I stay a Leica user????? I would like to. But, if I get out in the field
next week and have the winder go out on a joy ride, I am going to be cheesed
off big time. 

I shot for a few years with the 1N and a 28-70 L zoom. It was not as steller
as a Leica lens by a long shot, but it was a darn good system. It worked.

Pete