[Leica] Now MF, was where oh where is the DMR now Canon

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

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/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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