Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/18

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Subject: [Leica] An R series question
From: k at mail.net (k@mail.net)
Date: Fri Jun 18 08:33:42 2004
References: <40D1F939.1572CC5A@pacbell.net> <20040617203144.SZTV7058.simmts12-srv.bellnexxia.net@straylight>
 
On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 06:01:52PM -0230, Greg Locke wrote:
> A nice 180 f2 lens just landed in my lap so I guess I need a R body to make
> it work.
> 
> What was the best R body leica made and which is the ones to stay away 
> from.
> 
> ..and I'm not really interested in the R8/9 bodies.
> 

I have an R4 and R6, both of which are working fine.  A few have mentioned 
the R6.2
as being the best mechanical and I would concur, however they are becoming 
more and
more difficult to find as they have been out of production since 2001 AFAIK. 
 My R6
was a much easier find, nor did it have the premium associated with the 
"best of
category".  The only difference between the two is the shutter speed - R6 w/ 
1/1000
and R6.2 w/ 1/2000.  I would avoid the R4 as it is a Minolta with a dark 
viewfinder.
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