Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M's and R's
From: Michael Hintlian <MichaelHintlian@compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:54:39 -0400

Mark...

The R6.2 is CONSIDERABLY lighter and smaller than the R8...use both next to
each other for a day and you will see.  An R6/6.2 with a 80-200mm/4.0 zoom
makes a fabulous traveling companion to a pair of M's.  IMHO.

Cheers.

Michael Hintlian

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Message text written by INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

">I checked out an R6.2 for the first time last week a lot more solid and
chunky
>and impressive than an FM2. But is it much lighter than an R8? Certainly
>substantially heavier than my M6! Why not just get a 15 for the M? If I 
>got the
>R6.2 which I find tempting I'd go for the 100 macro and do something the
M6
>can't do without a Viso. Like a longer Telephoto between 200 and 300mm's. 
>Again
>I wish they made a 200 macro.
>Mark Rabiner"


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