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Subject: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale? S2
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:59:51 -0600 (CST)

Some/many liked the R6.2. Personally, I'll take the SL or R8/9 with film or 
the DMR any day over the R6.2.

Cheers,
Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 5:33:54 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale? S2

Isn't the R6.2 the true R-epitome of the R designs,

right before the Hunchback of Notre Solms showed up? :-)


On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 3:27 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at 
mac.com>wrote:

> I shot with 2 R3 MOT bodies for a decade.
> Never warmed up to them for a whole list of complaints.
> Loved the glass and resultant images though.
> Truly love the R8 with film or DMR.
>
> Regards,
> George
> (from iPad)
>
> On Dec 19, 2010, at 17:19, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>
> > Hi John,
> > My personal response about the R3... don't laugh, as I've never owned
> one, but do have a great story about LEICA and one of my 3 R4's. :-) some
> day. :-)
> >
> > Now the R3? I have said on so many occaisons about that camera? "The only
> thing it was good for was an anchour on a leaking boat!" Obviously I never
> thought of it worth a penny! :-)
> >
> > By the same token I've disussed this with many R3 users over the years
> who swear by it. :-) Me?
> >
> > cheers,
> > ted
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nebel" <john.nebel at csdco.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 3:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale? S2
> >
> >
> >> Ted,
> >>
> >> In 1970s I somehow managed to buy an R3 by otherwise living on
> $1500/year, a wonderful camera.  A friend had a chrome M which she had
> painted black.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> John
> >
> >
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