Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 10:47:03 +0100 Lucien <director@ubi.edu> wrote: > > > Bill Stanke wrote: > > If you were re-designing the SL, what > "modern" features would you ask > > Leica to build in to the "new" SL? > > > > I would like: > > 1) Provision for a motor drive/winder > > 2) Modern batteries > > 3) SBC metering cell instead of CdS cell > > 4) Interchangeable data back > > 5) (User)Interchangeable focusing screens > > 6) Mirror lock-up > > > R6.2 ? > > Lucien > The R6.2, as nice as it is, doesn't have an SL viewfinder, doesn't have continuously-variable shutter speeds, and is too small to get a good grip with larger lenses. I also prefer the match-needle metering of the SL to a center-the-diodes display. Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html