Oh you never actually use these cameras to TAKE
PICTURES. Perish the thought . Collecting special
edition Leicas is like collecting Beanie Babies. You
put these on your mantle or in a vault somewhere where
they look nice and showy or keep them as an investment
and sell them at Southeby's in 20 years for 10 million
dollars. Leicas are very expensive but very useable if
you buy one. They are much more compact, quiet, and
unobtrusive than even Olympus OM system.
But their limitations are many. One of the biggest
problems with rangefinder systems is that unlike SLR's
you can't really totally see what you are shooting,
just the distance and, if you have the proper
viewfinder, an image that is very close to the one the
lens will produce. Rangefinder photography is a whole
different culture from SLR. Its kinda like trying to
compare 35mm with 4x5.
All of this said I have never even held a Leica or any
other high end interchangeable lens rangefinder in m
hand. Most of my knowledge comes from sites like
photo.net and www.cameraquest.com . If you want to get
into Leica the camera is 1500-2000 and the lenses are
around the same. A 50/2 Summicron, the standard lens,
is a couple hundred bucks while a 50/1.8 Zuiko is less
than 50 used and 150 new. The quality might be
slightly better (no I'm not trying to start a
flamewar. ) But not several thousand dollars worth
better. Also SLR's have a lot more gizmos, gadgets,
and stuff that can be put on and a much much much
bigger selection of lenses for less price.
Mark Lloyd
--- eyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> It has been auctioned before. I've seen it a few
> months ago. Wonder why nobody has bought it. Maybe
> because shooting with a RF camera is a real pain in
> etc. compared to using an Oly (Olympus content)?
> Maciek
>
>
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