Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob: All the R's prior to the R8 seem to have some mirror slap as you suggested. I was trying my R6 a few weeks ago in comparison to the R8 and came to the conclusion that the slap on the R6 was when the mirror came down. Try the R4 on B and you will see that the mirror goes up fairly quietly . I think a lot of the return noise is that the R4 and later cameras have a second fresnel mirror that directs the light to the meter cells. This second mirror is attached to the main mirror and folds up when the mirror goes up. When the mirror comes down, the extra noise is probably from this mirror coming down as well. The R8 in my books is still the smoothest and most quiet of all the R cameras. There was discussion of the F3 and F2 earlier on the list, and I had a chance to compare these to my R8 while doing some wildlife photography with another photograper. Both the F2 and F3 feel cheap and unrefined compared to the R8. In my books, the R7 is probably a better camera than the F3 too when it comes to smoothness of controls and operating features. Regards, Robert At 09:38 AM 6/24/99 -0400, you wrote: >Ok- as "Act Of Contrition" thread indicates, we suffer from a insidious, >cunning, and baffling illness: >Leica-aholism!!! >And now, my 'disease' has struck again! I have won a 90mm Elmarit-R (3 cam) >lens from e-bay to use with an adapter on my Canon A2... (I do alot of >headshots and have been dreaming about using the Leica glass!) >and it starts to prey on my mind that maybe an R body would look nice on >that lens.... ;) >I'm going to check the archives- but, if one was to buy an R-body as entry >level, I'd love to hear some recomendations.... I'm fascinated by the chat >about the R7... but don't think I want to spend $900-1000 on what would be >a back up body.... >What are the recomendations of R3-R4's/R6's out there? I tried an R4 at a >local shop, but thought the mirror slap to be considerable- is that my >imagination? > >thanks, > >Bob Keene > >>------------------------------ >> >>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:16:13 -0300 >>From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] R 6.2 >> >>Jim has hit the nail on the head. When I got my R8, I sold two R7 and >>replaced them with an R6 so that I could use my R motor drive. I really >>miss the half stop shutter speeds in manual and the auto exposure. If you >>really want a second R, the R8 may be your better choice. I myself have >>just purchased a second R8 and will be selling my R6 once the R8 motor >>becomes available. >> >>As for the R6.2 working without batteries, it is a moot point if you carry >>spares. Just last week, the bateries went in my R6, but I had spares. I >>could have continued shooting without a meter, but why bother when new >>batteries are close at hand. The R6.2 may be useful if you travel into >>remote areas and needed a camera that would work if you could not find a >>set of batteries. If you bring spares, this is also a moot point, as a set >>of batteries last a long time, probably longer than your trip. An R6 >>though, can be had pretty cheap and without a drive or lens, it is pretty >>compact to put in your bag as a spare body. >> >>Regards, >> >>Robert > > >