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Friday Photography Blog No.26 | 130 comments (128 topical, 2 editorial, 0 hidden)

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I think I'd rather buy a Voigtlander body - an R2A I think - and the Leica glass.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:22:23 PM EST
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Re: Friday Photography Blog No.26 (none / 0)

Have you seen the Zeiss Ikon reviews ?

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:35:51 PM EST
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Yes, but it's much more expensive, isn't it? I'd really rather keep money for glass: so long as the camera meters accurately enough, mounts the lens properly and keeps the light out of the film, I'm not too pushed.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:38:18 PM EST
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R2A is £295, Zeiss Ikon is £840, Leica M7 is £1826.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:41:22 PM EST
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Re: Friday Photography Blog No.26 (none / 0)

Quite a difference, indeed ! :-)
Better to put it in glass, you're right !

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:45:48 PM EST
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Now to persuade Sam that because I'd saved all that money on not buying an M7 I could spend it all on lenses...

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:48:43 PM EST
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Re: Friday Photography Blog No.26 (4.00 / 2)

Didn't I see an approval wink :-)

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 04:35:25 PM EST
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Or you could find an old M6, which will do all the required metering, and still have money for a lens. It's a tough tradeoff. I was only allowed to buy a new lens when we had a new child, so the struggle was even harder. That's why I only have two "new" lenses (plus the old ones I inherited from my grandfather and the one I had before I met my wife)...

by asdf on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 at 10:07:34 AM EST
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Have you seen the prices for M6s? They're not much less than an M7.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 at 10:45:59 AM EST
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Used M6s go for around $1000 over here...

by asdf on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 at 09:49:04 PM EST
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