Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks - I'm still leaning towards the SL although the right one has not materialized yet do you happen to know if the SL has a hot shoe for flash? charlie - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:45 AM Subject: Re: charlie's leicaflex lust (was: Re: [Leica] Re: Notta L, D, IC) > Charlie, > > > I couldn't find any particularly compelling reason to spend the extra money > > for the SL2 vs. the SL. It seems like the main difference is a more > > sensitive meter. Is that correct? Is the sensivity an issue when saying > > shooting at EI 260, 1/8th sec, f2 (I usually don't go too much outside that > > range...) > > I have an SL and have in the past also had an SL2 (which I sold at a > collector-type price). The SL is plenty sensitive enough for what you describe, > and the short answer to your question is that there is no real compelling reason > to spend the extra money on an SL2. > > > I'm thinking about the 60mm macro lens as a first lens. I can do closeups > > and still have a lens that I can carry around and shoot with. > > I use this lens as my normal lens on the SL. It is an excellent general purpose > lens, the only disadvantage is the max. aperture of only 2.8, but with the SL's > extremely bright screen this is not much of an issue. It gets you to 1:2 > magnification, and 1:1 with the appropriate macro adapter. > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > 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