Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/17/04 5:20 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov at s.dimitrov@charter.net wrote: > The RE is a great R-light. They tend to be in better shape than other > models, probably due to very light usage by amateurs. > I'm on my second one, only because of seller's remorse when I got rid of my > first one. > S. Dimitrov A word of caution with the R4 through R6 and possibly R7 bodies: the tripod mount is a weak point. A blow to the camera when mounted on a tripod, or a tripod tiooing over, can break the tripod mount out of the camera's main casting. This in not economical to repair; I should be receiving my 2nd free R body with broken main casting (this one an RE) in a few weeks. Contrast this with the SL: the tripod mount is part of the base plate, anchored by a captive nut attached to a sub-frame. The sub-frame is the weak link in this setup; it would break instead of the main casting. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com