Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the way Doug is thinking. If you already have the M, add the SLR for things you can't do as well with the M--macro and telephoto. Otherwise you are duplicating weight and space for no reason. If this outfit duplicates what you can already do, it's no bargain. Ric Carter On Dec 3, 2005, at 1:09 PM, Douglas Herr wrote: > on 12/3/05 8:19 AM, jon.stanton@comcast.net at jon.stanton@comcast.net > wrote: > >> I shoot with an M right now but recently spotted what looks like a >> good deal >> on an R system? Camera and 3 lenses .... listed on that auction >> site: >> >> 7566619715 >> >> Let me have your thoughts.... >> >> Thanks >> > > While I'm a fan of the R8 (it's my E100G camera) the normal-to-wide > lenses > in this package seem to be where your M is best. If the lenses > were macro > or long or zoom or ultrawide then the package would be more > interesting but > with this set of lenses it's in the range where the M is better. > > -- > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information