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Leica R4, R5, R6
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:13 pm    Post subject: Leica R4, R5, R6 Reply with quote
According to local shop owner very common to get faulty item, he said every second has faulty.

What is your experience ?


PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I never considered Leica R cameras, they are too much expensive for their real value and much more technologically retarded compared to Contax SLR cameras.

An example? A Leica R7 or R8, which are plain jane cameras, cost more than a Contax RTS III which has vacuum flattened film, or a Contax AX which has autofocus via shifting film plane,
both technological features that were light years ahead of Leica.


PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
I never considered Leica R cameras, they are too much expensive for their real value and much more technologically retarded compared to Contax SLR cameras.

An example? A Leica R7 or R8, which are plain jane cameras, cost more than a Contax RTS III which has vacuum flattened film, or a Contax AX which has autofocus via shifting film plane,
both technological features that were light years ahead of Leica.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Leica R4, R5, R6 Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
According to local shop owner very common to get faulty item, he said every second has faulty.

What is your experience ?


Same experience based on Leica R5 & R6. Trigger spring, film winding lever, the mount (gets loose), body screws unscrewing themselves, lenses unscrewing themselves to pieces... Still better though than Hasselblad, which you have to own 3 of in order to keep shooting: one in use, one in repair, one in the mail making its way back from service.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:04 am    Post subject: Re: Leica R4, R5, R6 Reply with quote
Esox lucius wrote:
Attila wrote:
According to local shop owner very common to get faulty item, he said every second has faulty.

What is your experience ?


Same experience based on Leica R5 & R6. Trigger spring, film winding lever, the mount (gets loose), body screws unscrewing themselves, lenses unscrewing themselves to pieces... Still better though than Hasselblad, which you have to own 3 of in order to keep shooting: one in use, one in repair, one in the mail making its way back from service.


Damn , looks like luxury items even worst than mass produced ones. I never thought this result before, I did try a Leica R4 she did look factory new, but light meter did give false reading even with fresh proper batteries,


PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:07 am    Post subject: Re: Leica R4, R5, R6 Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
Damn , looks like luxury items even worst than mass produced ones. I never thought this result before, I did try a Leica R4 she did look factory new, but light meter did give false reading even with fresh proper batteries,


It took some while before A) the Canadian production was up to the quality of Leitz and B) the people at Leica understood that "less expensive" R-model does not mean "shit". They improved and R7, R8 and R9 are splendid machines (R4 to R6 are more or less trial versions).

Check voltage on batteries, in 95% of cases wrong metering on Leica is explained by that - the R's center-weighted meter was one of the best of its time.


PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

I lately tried and kept the Leica R7. I didn't knew what to expect, but after a few films done, this is a real good camera, fits great in hand, logically disposed pads, very good light metering ( you have 5 modes ) and you can't say this is a bad camera, especially if you haven't tried it. It's a totally another conception of camera than Contax that's for sure, to each their own.

I was also a bit mixed as about the comparison with the Zeiss, some say that the Summicron is the best lens in the world. Ok it's good, i wasn't impressed, but began to appreciate it more and more, so with some time it'll match the Planar Wink


PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is common knowledge, that Leica have had a lot of problems with R4 when this modell joined the market.

I own a R7 and I never had any problem with this cam. I own also a RTSIII which is also a perfect cam, but try to get a spare part for this cam and you will see the differences.

Wink


PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:50 am    Post subject: LEICA R Reply with quote
Rolf wrote:
It is common knowledge, that Leica have had a lot of problems with R4 when this modell joined the market.

I own a R7 and I never had any problem with this cam. I own also a RTSIII which is also a perfect cam, but try to get a spare part for this cam and you will see the differences.

Wink



Since the new CMOS Leica M is coming, which allows to adapt Leica-R lenses with an special R-adapter, all Leica R SLR-bodies are staying like lead at the photo shops. This includes also the R8/R9 models.

The spare parts for the R4 etc. are getting short too, so I like the stable Contax RTSIII better!
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