24-90-SL on SL vs 28-90-R on M10/SL

[helged]

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Well done, and happy birthday!  You won't regret it.

 

For all the reasons you mention, if I survive my acute myeloid leukaemia (bone marrow transplant coming up in early June), the I will be treating myself with the M10 M-D (whenever it comes) for the reasons you cite.  The combination of the all singing all dancing SL with its truly fabulous lenses and the M system is perfect, in my view.

 

Good work.  I Iook forward to catching up next time I'm in Sydney.

 

Best

John

 

 

Sorry to hear, John. That being said, we all look forward to see you with the SL and M10 in the future!

[IkarusJohn]

Hi John,

 

very sorry to hear of all this.

Get that transplant done and dusted.

Then treat yourself.

 

Kind regards,

Mark

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

[MarkP]

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

 

 

Excellent :-)

[FlashGordonPhotography]

Thanks John, good advice about the SL.

 

However,  you may have missed my point when you suggest I may sell the M10. I am keeping my M system and M10 for exactly the reasons you mentioned.  It's simplicity and compactness and image quality is exactly why I moved to the M system. The SL will also complement the M10 as another M mount camera with a very similar sensor for consistency of imaging.

 

It's the essentially unused and pristine R7, 2.0/50 Summicron-R, 80-200 Vario-Elmar-R, and 2x APO-Extender that I'm considering selling to get the SL ± 24-90 Zoom. The question still is whether to keep the 28-90 Vario-Elmarit-R or replace it with the 24-90 Vario-Elmarit-SL.  You may be right that with time it will be the obvious choice.

 

So for the moment I could just sell the unused R7, 80-200 and 2x APO-Extender, 50 Summicron-R get the SL and see how I like it.  

 

Furthermore, as I already have the R-M adapter (which has the optional tripod collar), I only need the diminutive M-L adapter which gives me an adapter system for M & R lenses should I choose to keep the 28-90 R zoom (if not I can also sell the relatively pricey R-M adapter).

 

 

Regards,

Mark

 

If you do decide to sell the 80-200 and it's a ROM version send me a PM.

 

Gordon

[FlashGordonPhotography]

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

 

Hope it all goes well for you...

 

Gordon

[ropo54]

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

 

Not that I know you Ikarus John, other than reading some of your terrific and informative posts/opinions, but wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery. 

Regards,

Rob

Edited April 29, 2018 by ropo54

[meerec]

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Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

All the best, mate. Hope to see you shooting. And posting.

[RoySmith]

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

Best wishes. I hope to see you well, and posting your images and wisdom here on the Leica forum.

[erudolph]

I join the other forum members who wish you the best, John.

[lx1713]

Donor found, everything scheduled for early June.

 

Thank God. May it go smoothly and recovery speedy.

[toyfel]

John, I very much enjoy your postings on this forum. Always very well informed and balanced. Sorry to hear about your health issues. My best wishes, I hope everything goes well for you and your family!

[IkarusJohn]

So, how’s the SL going, Mark?

 

[excuse my reverting to topic, and thank you for the kind thoughts]

Edited April 30, 2018 by IkarusJohn