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I am new to R series. I downloaded manual from butkus.org, free or make voluntary contribution. This camera appears to be working well after one film. Make sure you have 3 cam lenses. The camera came swiftly and was well packed.
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Leica 35mm SLRs of the 80s and 90s were always on the back foot when compared with the Japanese offerings, particularly the Olympus OM series, and by the time Digital really took off post 2000, they were pretty much dead. There is however something unmistakably Leica about these SLR film cameras that just cannot be summed up in simple comparisons with any other make. They exude quality and balance in their construction. They feel handmade and built to last any amount of abuse. The best of the bunch is probably the R6.2, but really any of them after the early R4 are a safe bet and a beautiful precision instrument to behold and most importantly to use. The catch though is that you'll see few for sale with a Leica lens attached, and that's simply because the len's have yet to be surpassed in their quality of build, the sharpness of their optics and again that unique Leica look and feel to the prints they produce. Because of this they attract a premium price, even though the last ones were made in the late 80s. A classic 50mm f2.0 Summicron R ( check it's a 3 cam not a 2 cam. Google it if you're not sure what I'm on about ) is definitely the lens of choice if you only ever get one for your Leica R. 50mm f2.0 Summicron's start at about £250 for a well worn but clean and scratch/fungus free example, and upwards to £900 for a boxed, as new, unused one.£350 should get you a good clean example. Leica M series Rangefinder owners will look down you and bore you to tears with the benefits of their Cartier Bresson classic M3s etc, but ignore them and bask in the smug knowledge that it's all in the optics and the equivalent M series lens' run into the £thousands and are no better than your gorgeous 50mm Summicron R ( same optics you see ). I think Leica R series SLRs are set to become collectable classics, at the moment they are cheap as chips for what you get, so grab a few R4s or R5s for a few hundred quid, slip in a roll of Ilford B & W film and go old school for a while ( get an R6.2 for keeps to add to your retirement fund ). Love my Leica R4s Mod 2, gorgeous gorgeous camera.Read full review
This Leica is good, but not the best! It is a cheap way to get part of the Leica fun and is why I decided to buy it. You need a good lens which is expensive but all good things happens to those who wait!
This a very rare camera. I was lucky to manage to buy this camera but these days every thing as well as camera become digital. I have go back for use of this camera to buy darkroom equipment's to bring back good old days.