Planning on buying an R4X soon. I have a few questions though..

[Juan Valdenebro]

Peter, Tom, thanks for the kind words, I didn't see them the day before yesterday...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[peter_n]

Tom have a safe trip! 🙂

 

[wgerrard]

Curious if the OP has made a choice. If not, I'll add that soon after I bought my R4M I developed doubts about my ability to focus at 50mm. However, I've found it's do-able. Not pleasurable, but do-able. The fit and finish of the camera are fine, and I find it easier to hold and carry than a Leica. To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever heard the shutter outdoors. Indoors, with echoing off walls, etc., it's a different story, even with a Leica.

I've acquired an M2 to complement the R4M. The plan is to use the M2 at 35, 50 and 90, and the R4M at 21, 28 and 35, depending on circumstances and my whims.

 

[infosecgeek]

So in keeping with this, I would have trouble focusing a nokton 50 on a r4x??? I was originally looking at an r3m.. I have a 50 1.1, 35 1.2, 28 F/2 and the 15.

 

[wgerrard]

So in keeping with this, I would have trouble focusing a nokton 50 on a r4x??? I was originally looking at an r3m.. I have a 50 1.1, 35 1.2, 28 F/2 and the 15.

Too many variables exist to make a reasonable prediction. How good are your eyes? How's your evening and night vision? Do you wear eyeglasses? If so, what's the relationship between the lenses in the glasses and the camera's eyepiece?

Focusing the Nokton 50/1.5 on the M2 is easier for me than focusing it on the R4M. But, focusing it on the R4M is not a challenge. It simply requires concentration. Meanwhile, focusing a 50mm on an M3 is easier than on either the M2 or the R4M.

With my eyesight and my eyeglasses, I find the main issue with the 50 on the R4M is the relative small size of the image in the finder. When I point it at something rather large, of course, I don't notice that.

I haven't used an R3X, so others may comment on that.

 

[infosecgeek]

I wear contacts so that shouldn't be an issue... This will be my first rangefinder though..

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

I have used my 90 Summicron wide open on my R4M without focusing problems, but I enjoy it more on my Ts...

The depth of field of a 50 1.1 Nokton wide open with close subjects is almost nothing: a few milimeters, so focusing it can be a problem sometimes with any camera...

Normal shooting with a normal lens in usual light (sun, overcast and even indoors) is possible with the R4M: I do it with my 40 1.4 wide open constantly.

But the real joy of the R4 is using a wide lens without an external viewfinder.

Cheers,

Juan

 

[peter_n]

The real joy of the R4 is that solitary 28mm frameline... 😉

 

[andreas]

I really love my R4A. Ok for 50mm, better for 35mm, but really a dream come true for 28mm and below. AE, with the lock button placed perfectly, works like a charm. Small, fast, perfect companion to a "normal" body.

Kind regards,
andreas

 

[Tompas]

3. If the R4A can shoot full manual as well as AE why would i want to buy an R4M ? (aside from the fact that the R4M can run w/o batteries / nicer finish)

I don't know. What's worse, the R3M has no off-switch so you would shoot lots of pictures of the inside of your camera bag.

-- Thomas

 

[Tompas]

I don't know. What's worse, the R3M has no off-switch so you would shoot lots of pictures of the inside of your camera bag.

Sorry, I meant the R4M (but it's true also for the R3M and the R2M).

-- Thomas