Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi All, Sandy wrote, in part: << Aside from the fact that I appreciate the Leica craftsmanship and the fabulous glass, I also find that I'm more likely to take my Leica with me (and consequently shoot more) as opposed to schlepping a tripod and twenty pounds of SLR equipment for low light shots. >> An excellent point. Perhaps I'm just a wimpy little guy (quiet, Walt), but the difference in weight between the R8 and say, the excellent 70-180mm f2.8 lens, and the Canon 1N and it's also excellent 70-200mm f2.8 is astonishing. After shooting an annual festival in Estes Park, a three-day marathon of film burning last year, my R8 and assorted lenses went away permanently - if grudgingly - in favor of the EOS system. Lately, I have found myself actually enjoying the Olympus OM-3, where I can schlepp around two bodies and five lenses in the bag that holds the 1N and two lenses. Barely. And the M6 is still king in this area. Manual and mechanical rules! Well, at least for a while longer. Will von Dauster