Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, First of all welcome to the good life :) Leica photography is as good as it gets. K&S doesn't have any M7s right now. (They are all on back order) so you will only be able to see the M6, R6.2 (if they have any) and the R8. As for lens/body combinations, they are numerous. Understand though, that if you decide on the M series, there are no zoom lenses. There are tri-focal length lenses though. Depending on what you ultimately go with I can only recommend the M system because its what I use. :) My Body of preference is the M6 (classic.. but then again Im wierd.;) ) I prefer the 35 Summicron (f2) to any other lens. If I were to build a totally new system, I would get the M(6/7) 35 Summicron, 75 Summilux and the 90 Elmarit M7 2350.00 35 1995.00 75 2495.00 = 7000.00 Also the Tri-Elmar (28-35-50) F4 2195.00 isn't a bad deal. (Allbeit a little slow) 90 Elmarit M is 1195.00 So you could get the M body the tri-elmar and the 90 elmarit for under your budget.. - -Mark On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Peter Natscher wrote: > Help! > > I've decided to make a new committment to re-learning photography in my > photography hobby. I have sold my heavy and aged Nikon F3 with all its > heavy and loose working lenses and accessories. I've nnever even held a > Leica camera before, but have read gobs of info about them and the > endless reputation these Leica camera have. After much net reading and > hair pulling, I am going to drive over to Keeble&Shucat cameras in Palo > Alto, California, tomorrow am and take a fresh look at these three Leica > camera bodies--M6, R6.2, M7 and R8. > > What approach do I use in making my final choice in a Leica camertas > body to ultimately buy and use in my new photography journey. I will be > shooting all kinds of subject matter on color print film. I'm a > generalist but perfectionist enough to want the quality and feel that a > Leica gives. I want only one camera, for now, and will probably buy > three lenses--a wide-angle, a normal (50mm), and a telephoto lens. My > budget is $7,000 max. I will be able to buy more Leica stuff next year. > I'm sure a new camera body with 2-3 new lenses will keep me busy for > quite a while. > > Is buying two zoom lenses (wide-angle to norm. and norm. to telephoto) > OK rather than buying three lenses (wide angle, 50mm, telephoto)? > > Peter Natscher > Monterey, California > > -- > 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