stuny Posted November 24, 2009 Share #21 Posted November 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) DMR/R8 and D2. What have you heard that contradicts Leica saying that there will be an R solution (via another manufacturer)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Hi stuny, Take a look here What are R users doing now?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
gdb Posted November 24, 2009 Share #22 Posted November 24, 2009 Enjoying my R9/DMR and its beautiful R lenses. Nothing else.. Gérard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted November 24, 2009 Share #23 Posted November 24, 2009 Just bought my DMR a brand new R8.... One happy smiling DMR then ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyfreund Posted November 24, 2009 Share #24 Posted November 24, 2009 ...continuing to use my R8s and DMRs just as I have for the past nearly 4 years now. I will admit though, that I have borrowed a 5D MkII and D700 from friends lately, to see how they handled. If I wasn't as happy as I am with my DMR, I would like go the Canon route, of those two cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabasis Posted November 24, 2009 Share #25 Posted November 24, 2009 I'll use my R8 with film until it either breaks or there is no more film to shoot. After that, I will convert the lenses for use with my Nikon DSLR's. JCA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 24, 2009 Share #26 Posted November 24, 2009 Bought 3 Nikons, D40, D200, and D700 and a whole bag full of Nikon lenses, manual focus and auto, zooms and primes. The last one came last week. The R lenses are resting in my cabinet along with my last purchased R6.2. The rest of the R cams are in the bank vault. Think I used it once or twice since the Nikons. The APO lenses are outstanding on a D700. Use the Leitax mount. The M viso glass goes on with a Camera Quest adapter, 65 to 560. 56/90/135 make a superb bellows lens. I am not waiting for a hokey non slr "solution". Leica gave up because they had no auto focus for the R. It is a non issue for me. 95% of what I do is manual focus, hence a full set of manual focus Nikkors 18 to 300 mm. I will not buy a $7000 M9 from a company that is nearly bankrupt. Who is going to repair it? The S2 is just obscene $$$ for me. I guess that means I am parting company as far a new Leica gear goes. It was nice for 24 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 24, 2009 Share #27 Posted November 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just want to add that probably a good portion of the price increase is a result of the falling dollar which is my governments fault, not Leicas. But again I can not remenber a year when they did not have a price increase. total the two together and it is a whopper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidereye Posted November 25, 2009 Share #28 Posted November 25, 2009 Well, selling my R8 to fund an M8 + lenses, I really don't want to as I love this camera but finance is tight and needs must. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted November 26, 2009 Share #29 Posted November 26, 2009 Using ALL of my R system, Leicaflex SL , SL2, R4S, R8/ R9 and DMR..love film..will also use film until it disappears off the planet..probably go back to "glass plate" photography and a large format Lindhof How to flow a glass photography plate with Collodion | Video « Wonder How To Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveYork Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share #30 Posted November 26, 2009 Bought 3 Nikons, D40, D200, and D700 and a whole bag full of Nikon lenses, manual focus and auto, zooms and primes. The last one came last week. The R lenses are resting in my cabinet along with my last purchased R6.2. The rest of the R cams are in the bank vault. Think I used it once or twice since the Nikons. The APO lenses are outstanding on a D700. Use the Leitax mount. The M viso glass goes on with a Camera Quest adapter, 65 to 560. 56/90/135 make a superb bellows lens. I am not waiting for a hokey non slr "solution". Leica gave up because they had no auto focus for the R. It is a non issue for me. 95% of what I do is manual focus, hence a full set of manual focus Nikkors 18 to 300 mm. I will not buy a $7000 M9 from a company that is nearly bankrupt. Who is going to repair it? The S2 is just obscene $$$ for me. I guess that means I am parting company as far a new Leica gear goes. It was nice for 24 years. Sometimes pricing and cost is a matter of perspective. In the aggregate, you probably have far more then $7k in your Nikon bodies and lenses and R bodies and lenses. We pick and choose our pleasures. What's the difference between someone w/ an M9 and one or two lenses (that's really all you need for rangefinder photography), and someone else w/ a "full set" of SLR stuff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted November 26, 2009 Share #31 Posted November 26, 2009 What's the difference between someone w/ an M9 and one or two lenses (that's really all you need for rangefinder photography), and someone else w/ a "full set" of SLR stuff? The difference is that the guy with the M9 can only do "rangefinder photography" (whatever you think that is). The guy (or gal) with a D700 and a suitcaseful of lenses (14 to 400mm, macro, tilt-shift,) can do everything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 26, 2009 Share #32 Posted November 26, 2009 What's the difference between someone w/ an M9 and one or two lenses (that's really all you need for rangefinder photography), and someone else w/ a "full set" of SLR stuff? A back problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGCast Posted November 26, 2009 Share #33 Posted November 26, 2009 I love the images I got with my R9/DMR but because of the size and weight I found I soon stopped using it. But I can't make up my mind to sell it. I will definitely keep the lenses, convinced Leica will have something, sometime. I find I much prefer to use the digital M. When I need a reflex I use a Pentax K7 which, while in a different league from the DMR, is a really enjoyable camera if size is an issue. In the old film days my favorite was the R6.2, with K7 I get that same (well, nearly) feeling of something that I get my hand around. Plus Pentax has some nice compact prime lenses (not trying to compare them to R glass, mind you...) I second the comment on back problems... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted November 26, 2009 Share #34 Posted November 26, 2009 I love the images I got with my R9/DMR but because of the size and weight I found I soon stopped using it. I also dislike the size & weight of the R8/DMR, but the image quality keeps me using it. ... The guy (or gal) with a D700 and a suitcaseful of lenses (14 to 400mm, macro, tilt-shift,) can do everything else. ... except walk more than a few meters from the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted November 26, 2009 Share #35 Posted November 26, 2009 Originally Posted by giordano ... The guy (or gal) with a D700 and a suitcaseful of lenses (14 to 400mm, macro, tilt-shift,) can do everything else. ... except walk more than a few meters from the car. When I go out for a morning's shooting I usually take four or five pack mules, a muleteer and my butler. That way, no one notices me and my DSLR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveYork Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share #36 Posted November 27, 2009 The difference is that the guy with the M9 can only do "rangefinder photography" (whatever you think that is). The guy (or gal) with a D700 and a suitcaseful of lenses (14 to 400mm, macro, tilt-shift,) can do everything else. Yes, I understand that, but if you don't need macro or telephoto, then an M user can have a M9 and a few lenses, and their total investment in photography, from a purely financial point of view, is probably similar to a DSLR user with a "full set" of everything. That was my only point. It's not the individual cost that's really relevant, but how much is invested in the system as a whole. People shake over, for example, putting $15,000 (US) in an M system (hypothetically one M9 and three lenses), but would have far less trouble putting the same amount into a DSLR system, because they would have more gadgets to show for it, even if the practical need doesn't exist. This was my only point. Sorry I wasn't articulate enough to make you understand the first time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Park Posted November 27, 2009 Share #37 Posted November 27, 2009 Film is still available so out taking photos. Couple of R7 s and various lenses. the 35 and 50 summicrons are superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted November 27, 2009 Share #38 Posted November 27, 2009 Yes, I understand that, but if you don't need macro or telephoto, then an M user can have a M9 and a few lenses, and their total investment in photography, from a purely financial point of view, is probably similar to a DSLR user with a "full set" of everything. That was my only point. It's not the individual cost that's really relevant, but how much is invested in the system as a whole. People shake over, for example, putting $15,000 (US) in an M system (hypothetically one M9 and three lenses), but would have far less trouble putting the same amount into a DSLR system, because they would have more gadgets to show for it, even if the practical need doesn't exist. This was my only point. Sorry I wasn't articulate enough to make you understand the first time around. Understood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieberdavid Posted November 28, 2009 Share #39 Posted November 28, 2009 Hi Everyone, I am happily shooting film and will continue to do so at least until an R 10 appears. I realize that may be a long and possibly fruitless wait. Cheers! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 28, 2009 Share #40 Posted November 28, 2009 Previously a Sigma SD14 converted to R-mount but now, to change my 19 Elmarit back into a 19 Elmarit, a 5D MkII with a CameraQuest EOS-R adaptor, which lets me continue to use all those superb R lenses. (I don't own any Canon glass and I have no plans to do so. ) Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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