Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/10
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I thought the only "real" Leica was an M. I thought the superiority of the
optics was largely a matter of the design possibilities that a rangefinder
allows. I mean if you are going to shoot SLR, why not Contax or Nikon?
And then if you must shoot Leica SLR, it would seem that an SL or SL 2
would be the only way to go. You know, German through and through, not some
Jap/German hybrid, which is neither fish nor fowl. That's from my limited
observation. I personally would never spend the kind of cash that's needed
for a current R series.
Even the Leica M-6 is over priced. It's an excellent camera and
the optics are unsurpassed, but it's far from perfect. I sold mine and
bought a Mamiya 6. I don't have enough cash for both. I'm doing it out of
curiosity. That's the same reason I bought the M-6. Some day if I ever
become wealthy enough, I will get another Leica. But for now I am going to
explore MF.
Claude.