Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Count me in as another Nikon SLR/Leica SLR/Leica M user - only two feet and so many camps. My 'peak' Nikon system was based on F2, Nikkormat EL and FM bodies. I ran the F2 alongside an M4-P very happily until I got the bug for R glass and chopped in the F2 and lenses for an R4 24/60Macro/180 combination. Lenses exchanged at the rate of two and a half used Nikons for one new Leica. Built up R lens over the last 20 years, bought an R8 after the bugs were ironed out. Traded M4-P for original M6 (for the metering which I still think is one of the best general purpose metering systems) in 1986 and am still happily shooting that M6 with my original Summilux (the reason I 'went Leica' in the first place. When I came to set up my school of photography I bought a Nikon D100 body with a Nikon 60mm Macro (always used the 55 as a standard on the F2) and a 17-35zoom. A ex-colleague donated an FE with motor drive and three lenses for teaching to which I added a 55 f3.5 AI Micro-Nikkor (not the forever collapsing f2.8 Micro-Nikkor - I have used and disposed of 3 of those!). My wife is still a Nikon user and so we have a thoroughly well-balanced digital/film Leica/Nikon household! - -- Regards David Prakel Centre of Britain PhotoWorkshops Partnership www.photopartners.co.uk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html