New to me, Leica R6.2

[sc_rufctr]

I lucked out... Just picked up a very nice R6.2.

I love this thing. Completely manual with the battery for the meter and self timer only.
Coming from rangefinders, the shutter seems rather loud. 🙄

This thing is really well built. It reminds me of a pre TTL M6... And I like the interchangeable focus screens.

Anybody else have one here?

I'll post some pics soon.

 

[ktmrider]

Yup, got one

Yup, got one

You got the best of the R bodies. Have one myself with 28/50/135. Not much bigger then an M

 

[Clint Troy]

I LoVe mine!!!

 

[dave lackey]

Wow! Great timing as I have been reading up on them and collecting information all weekend on the 6.2!

I love my R4 and can only imagine the 6.2....but it would be nice to have one to go with the R4.

Hey, post some pictures of that beauty!😉 And congratulations!

 

[antistatic]

Got one last October with a 50 Summicron.

A great camera. I still can't take photos like Salgado though 😛

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

when i got my r4 a month ago,

i was disappointed that the ergonomics
was quite lousy:
* no on/off switch
* EV compensation can't be easily done without
looking and needs both hands to change (!)

I didn't know whether to shoot in Aperture priority or Manual.

Then I found out that in Manual, it defaults to Spot metering,

which is really neat. And necessitates shooting in spot metering

with manual controls. So no "A" or "P" for me, just "M".

Attached is a pic from the R4 + 50 cron combo.

raytoei

 

[Clint Troy]

The R4 is nothing in comon with the R6. Comparing both is a mistake.

 

[Monochrom]

The r6.2 is a gem, i had a chrome one that i bought from a son who was selling all the leica stuff of his father...i let it go in favour of m system...

From time to time o got tempted to get me a r7 which is a fraction of the cost of an m7 and has every m7 capabilities...even the size is not much larger than the m7...

Congrats & enjoy!!!!

 

[steveclem]

Yep, still got mine, it was for sale on here but no takers, my gain, I can still use my lenses, really great cameras and seem to be overlooked in favour of the M series.
(Well it is a rangefinder forum after all)

Enjoy it, I find the operation sublime.

 

[sc_rufctr]

Here she is.






I'm trying some MACRO work to start with. Shopping for an 80mm Summilux right now.

 

[dave lackey]

Beautiful!

I love the grip...

An 80 Lux is amazing. Have been shooting one on my R4 for little while now and I can't wait to get out the door to use it! It will be a perfect match for the exquisite 6.2....:angel:

 

[sc_rufctr]

That grip really does make a difference. It compliments the thumb rest on the film door perfectly.

 

[dave lackey]

Where in the world would one find a grip like that?

I absolutely love the 6.2! Congratulations...😀

 

[sc_rufctr]

Thanks Dave

Search "R-Grip GMP Products" on eBay. I paid about $50 for mine including shipping from the US.

A pic from Google.

 

[Monochrom]

:O, that adavnce lever is quite different from mine...perhaps it changed during production years...very interesting!

 

[kanzlr]

through a strange chain of reasoning you motivated me to buy a R7 instead of a Minolta X700...now if the lenses weren't that expensive (compared to Minoltas superb offerings)

🙂

 

[sc_rufctr]

I don't think you'll be disappointed with the R7. 😉

 

[kanzlr]

true, but I love the MD lenses...still not sure if I will keep that R7, but the deal was too nice to pass 🙂