Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, I ahve used a 6008i for quite a few years without problem. It is the "best" camera I own. I also have a SL66 which is great too but not a patch on the 6008 as a user camera. Frank --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > On 7/1/05 3:15 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" > <scott@adrenaline.com> typed: > > > Oh, is that the SL66? I've researched that one a > bit and it looks > > like a really great camera. > > > > A real classic. > The 6000 series you don't want IMO. > But an SL66 is much different with the built in > bellows and are much more > elegant. > Elegances as in the opposite of the amazingly high > tech complexities which > never work of the 6000 series. These cameras > reputedly just never work and > you cant get them fixed. Other than that, great. Not > that I don't wish that > they would with that option of using Schneider > lenses. The 90 macro in > particular. And there is a 180 f2.8 for the super > fashion photographer of > all time. > > Read this and weep > http://www.sl66.com/slx/PQ_lenses_datachart. > > Looks like threes a > Super-Angulon 3,5-22/ 40mm PQ > > With all respects to your cousin Elmarit, dog > whatever: when it comes to > wide angle pie in the sky what I want perfection. > Give me a super Angulon > any day. > > Theses people are not into the Sl66 but seem to be > into the SX. > A camera which always fascinated me. > > I'm going to check it out right now. > > Oh here's the sl66 its hard to find on the site > http://www.sl66.com/welcome.htm > > But you'd figure with "sl66" in the URL they'd have > the camera in there some > where. > > Gee they are Gorgeous! > http://www.sl66.com/welcome.htm > And there is a lens list. > > I think I'll start an sl66 users group and only > allow me to be the only one > who doesn't have one in it. > > > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >