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Trading in SL2 for R6


steven_fong1

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I have been using an SL2 for a long time, but I am wondering recently if I should trade it in for an R6.2. Not that there is anything much lacking in the SL2, except maybe mirror pre-release, but I like the size of the R6.2 more and the TTL flash. Anyone done the same, or can someone please talk me out of this? Any input is much appreciated. Thanks.
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I have the SL and love it so I am sure the SL2 will be better still.

I had the R6.2 and couldn't get rid of it fast enough. Have you had

a chance to use the R6.2? I suggest you get hold of one because it

is a matter of personal opinion. Also with current bodies you can

use new ROM lenses but you know that already.

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I had an SL2 which I sold in p.ex for an R6 and have always

greatly regretted it. The viewfinder on the sl2 (in terms of ease of

focusing - all the R's have more or less green v/fs...), the build

quality and, importantly for me, the lack of delay on the shutter

(how Salgado copes with that press - wait - take delay I don't

know!) are all key reaons to stick with the sl2 - just look at the s/h

prices (at least here in UK) of a really good cond sl2 - people

know they're good. (Shame you can't use the new ROM zooms...I

think that's what made me interested in an R6...)

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I had a series of SL2's on trial and ended up not buying any of them

because the shutters all malfunctioned at the top speeds (1/500 and

up) and was told by two different respected Leica repair people that

they can be adjusted but the problem is in the design and will

reappear. They said the SL is better...and definitely less

expensive. Owning an SL and 2 R6.2's plus an R6 I can vouch for what

everyone says re: the finder brightness and the build-quality of the

SL being superior. However, the shutter in the R's is more

consistently precise, the meter is much more sensitive (the SL2 in

fairness is more so), it can be read in low light, and the R's are

smaller and quieter. They can also accept a reasonably-sized motor

winder or motor drive, interchangeable focusing screens and--most

important for me--they have adjustable eyepiece diopters.

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Steven:

 

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Keep the SL2! The SL and SL2 are built like tanks. The later R

cameras are far less solidly constructed, and the R6 viewfinder is

dimmer than the one in the SL2. If you need TTL flash, high shutter

speeds, and autoexposure programs, I would recommend that you take a

look at the R8. The R8 is superior in every way to the R6! :-)

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while cameras are simply tools to perform a job, to me they also have

personalities and different camera's have different personalities. i

currently own 8 camera's that get regular usage, and when i am in a

rut a pick up a camera that has not been used in awhile and go out

shooting and i am some how refreshed.used sl2's will always bring a

great price used, so it will not cost you much to switch to an

r6.2. i bought my r6.2 and then later picked up a mechanically

perfect but well dented black sl for $230 based primarily on the

review douglas herr gives on his website. i love both camera's and

they both get a lot of usage, but they are different cameras. my

r6.2 gives the impression that it will still be running 40 years from

now just like m3's are still running. there are no chipsets or

electrical components to go out and become obsolete. i also own an

olympus om2n and they feel similar in my hand. the r6.2 works best

with smaller and lighter lenses, and it's small size means that it is

carried more often when traveling and space is at a premium. the sl

is a larger camera, much like the minolta 9 which i own, and it fits

my hand better and the match needle metering is in my opinion a

better choice than the red dots of the r6.2. the meter on the r6.2

can be turned off and then there is nothing in the viewfinder to

distract me from taking pictures. the sl works better with the larger

lenses since it is heavier and larger and provides better balance. my

shooting preference is smaller lighter and more nimble so right now

my preference is to pick up a 180 f4 instead of the 180 f2.8 for my

next lens. the bottom line is only you can detemine how many miles

you have on your camera, and how much you want to bet it's future

against some thing newer. you really cant go wrong in either case.

while i am not genrally one to tell people to just go out and buy

more equipment that they may not be able to afford, you might look

for a good used r6.2 and trade down from the sl2 to the sl.

 

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greg mason

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Thanks to all for your prompt response. Seems like I should keep the

sl2, and maybe get an r6 later without sacrifising the sl2.

 

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I am surprise that the r6 has shutter lag! I have not played with one

extensively so I cannot verify that. Maybe others can confirm this.

 

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Thanks Doug for that wonderful site and the trick to get pre-release

from the sl2, neat.

 

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Thanks again. Happy shooting.

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