Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/12

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Subject: Re: charlie's leicaflex lust (was: Re: [Leica] Re: Notta L, D, IC)
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 09:22:05 -0900

on 5/12/02 7:05 AM, Charles Walden at charlie@highhill.com wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> --
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>> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>> 
>> e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
>> mobile: +41 78 732 1430
>> 
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>> General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm
>> 
>> 
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