Re: [Leica] NEW LIST MEMBER

[budcook@ibm.net]

John,
I can't address the questions about the R bodies but I've owned a 180 mm
Elmar-R since 1977.  It was recommended to me by a Leica dealer in Nuremberg
when I lived in Germany and I've been very happy with it.   It's lighter and
smaller than the f/2.8's and yet I consider the optics to be outstanding.
It's a great *travel* lens.
Bud

- -----Original Message-----
From: AINA NILSEN and/or JOHN GILBERT <ainilsen@online.no>
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:44 PM
Subject: [Leica] NEW LIST MEMBER


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>
>Hi gang.
>
>I'm new to the list. Was once an M user. Needed to return to SLR work. Have
>always been interested however in the R System. I've studied it pretty well
>but you who are owners can actually help me out with the experienced facts.
>
>I am looking at the RE and the R5. I need TTL flash. But I am not so sure
>about what I might be missing by getting an R5 instead of an R7. As for the
>R8, I'm getting horror stories over here in Europe about the electronics.
>Truth? Fiction?
>
>One last question, didnt Leica make a 180 f4? Was it any good?
>
>Any ideas or lens suggestions would be appreciated. I can be contacted
>directly at ainilsen@online.no
>
>Best,
>JG
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>