[Leica] R-Series Owners Stranded - Yep!

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

I quite agree that various mystiques
and manual lenses hung on various bodies
together with ever expanding choices
of glass, sensor, body, film et al
make for a wonderful time in photography.

At the same time I marvel at the range of opinion over time
from "Leica let us down by not keeping up with auto everything on  
their SLR's."
to "R lenses are fine without auto diaphragm working
on state-of-the-art, full auto, digital cameras."

Personally
I'm a "what ever works for you"
sort.

Still wondering if or when
I'll ever get the darkroom up and running
again.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Sep 17, 2009, at 11:06 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> Thirded...the more you use R lenses on a D700, the more automatic it
> feels.
>
> I'm saving up for an M9, though. I don't know if it's the full  
> frame or
> the fact that I won't have to buy filters (since each of my dozen M
> lenses has a different filter size).
>
> Much as I love my D700 and Leica lenses, I miss having a digital-M,  
> too.
> With the M9 I'll never feel the need to buy another camera. The
> occasional FS:Rolleiflex that I happen to run across every so often,
> doesn't count. What is it about a clean and inexpensive TLR I can't  
> seem
> to pass on? Is there a Rollei rehab for that sort of thing? Do I need
> rehab if I still use them?
>
> Every time I use a Rolleiflex I mutter how "only 12 frames per  
> roll" can
> be limiting." (No 220 for me!). Then I look at the results and  
> wonder if
> it's just the opposite. There's a mysterious beauty in square BW negs
> that are just big enough you can appreciate the contact prints without
> the aid of a loupe. Not to mention enlargements, which shouldn't stand
> up to digital prints, but somehow do and then some.
>
> Maybe it's the level of effort it takes to get the end result that  
> makes
> me appreciate them so. Either that or Leica doesn't have a monopoly on
> mystique :-).
>
> Not to rehash last century's lament, but I think deep down I'm a film
> and darkroom guy. OTOH, maybe an M9 will finally convert me to the  
> light
> side.
>
> Dave R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of
> Steve Barbour
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:35 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] R-Series Owners Stranded - Yep!
>
> ...> For now, though, I am grateful to Mr. Lladro and Leitax for the
>> opportunity to continue to use my Leica R glass. See <leitax.com>
>> for details.
>
> Steve wrote:
>     seconded...
>
>
>
>
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