Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]may I suggest instead a Canon 1v with a Leica R lens adapter? their TTL -- both flash and ambient -- will still work with the R glass in stop down mode, and you will also have the option of going AF when you need it. my choice for a 2nd body in this setup would be the Leicaflex SL -- offering an inexpensive route to a mechanical shutter Stephen "Birkey, Duane" wrote: > I'm in the process of getting rid of my Canon FD equipment (I can make a > list if anyone wants to buy something) and am planning on getting some R > equipment as my "personal" SLR system. I will still have my other digital & > AF based system and M kit for day to day work stuff... > > I've looked through the PDF files from Leica, but still have a few wonder > ifs related to these two cameras R6.2 vs R8... While I plan to look and > handle these before buying... I'd like to get a head start on the process > and some imput from the LUG/LEG. If these seem trivial, remember, I've > already looked at the Leica's PDF spec sheets..... > > 1) What is the difference between the shutter release pressure to fire the > two cameras? > > 2) And can you handhold one better at slower speeds over the other? > > 3) Is there much difference between the brightness of the screens in these > two and (or the R-7) and are the accessory plain glass screens brighter and > easier to focus than the standard ones... > I plan to use it mostly with the 80-200 f/4 and 60 macro. > > 4) How does the manual metering display work in them..... a + - system..... > similar to the M-6 or a system akin to EOS and Nikon AF cameras with several > lines marking the amount of variation from plus or minus 2 or 3 stops etc. > > 5) I'm most attracted to the R6.2 for size, weight, reliability and > simplicity while still having TTL flash as well. But.... I see some > things about the R-8 that are nice too.. > > Duane Birkey > HCJB World Radio > Quito Ecuador > Duane's Photographs of Ecuador > http://duane_birkey.tripod.com