Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, Congratulations on acquiring your first Leica! And there is a good possibility that the batteries are all you need to replace to get the R3 to start operating. B and X are the only setting which will work when there is no juice. There is no shortage of R lenses for you to choose from. You'll want to make sure to shop for "3 cam" or "third cam" lenses to ensure use of the aperature priority auto exposure. You can mount 1- and 2-cam lenses on the R3, but the metering will work in stop down metering fashion. First lenses - I'll just list some budget lenses: 50mm f2 summicron, 35mm f2 summicron or f2.8 elmarit, 90mm f2 summicron or f2.8 elmarit (note the pattern?), 28mm f2.8 elmarit. John - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Regan" <deregan@attbi.com> To: "Leica User Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 5:22 PM Subject: My First (real) Leica > Hello Listers! > > A few weeks ago I had posted about a failed attempt by my mother to buy me > an M6 for Christmas. Well... > This weekend while she was at an estate sale on the Island with Martha > Stewart, she was able to pick me an R3 body on the cheap. I haven't seen it > yet, that is the cheese to get me to come home to visit. > However, she says that it only seems to work on the B and X setting. I am > new to Leica's, so does anyone have any advice on a lens for this? I will > wait for repair advice once I see it. > Thanks for the help, > Dave > -- > David Regan > Salem, MA 01970 > "Know thyself. Later on, you can make believe you've never met." --Daria > Morgandorffer > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html