Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Mark, for your valuablle information. Peter Mark Cohen wrote: > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html