The reason for the exposure compensation mechanism is that in the era of manufacture, the predominant colour film stock was transparency (slide) film. Slide film at that time (and still to some extent) had less “dynamic range” and overexposure could ruin a shot. So being able to set exposure compensation easily on the fly was very useful. I used to shoot Kodachrome 64 a lot, and for many, though not all, scenes, a 1/3 stop under exposure (equivalent to ASA/ISO 80) was necessary; sometimes even 2/3 under was appropriate. My main camera during that era was the Olympus OM system, although I also worked with the M3, Rollei SL66 and 4x5. I now use the Leica CL with Rokkor-M 28 and the Summicron 40, along with my OMs and Rolleiflex 3.5. If there is a fast 40 form the R mount, that might convince me to get an R mount body. 28 and 40 are my street “jam”.
A note folks exposure compensation plus minus is for A aperture priority S shutter priority and Program mode. It's not like the speaker understood it to be that's false knowledge. If you wish to push pull the film, set it on the ASA dial. I have used it for many moons. If you read the owner's manual it will tell you the same. Same as Nikon and Canon. The exposure compensation have no relevancy in the m mode which is fully manual.
Frankly spoken I do not support the hype about Leica M cameras. A Leica R does in my opinion the job better for a by far lower price. Even when you step apart from the comparable fancy R6 and take the black sheep R4 you have a very good camera with wonderful lenses. So do I ... I have a R4 with the 28mm, 50mm and 135mm and all together was by far less than one grand! My opinion is Leica R is for photographers and Leica M for fancy guys to show being rich ... I really regret there is no legitime successor of the R series. Apart from that ... thank you Matti for your nice presentation of the Leica R6! I enjoyed that very much.
A good review, however while R model bodies are still at very good prices R lenses have shot up in price as more users snap them up for their new mirrorless cameras. I'm mostly an M user but recently bought an R7 + 28 to 70 Vario Elmar, it is indeed a joy to use.
Leica R cameras are completely underrated. For me they are the best cameras Leica built. I'm so sorry they stopped the production and today almost deny ever built these awesome cameras.
The Leica R Camera models R4, R4-S, R4-S MOD.2, R4S MOD P, R5, R-E and R7 are much cheaper than Leica R6 and R6.2, the models with electronic shutters can also be more reliable and cheaper to repair than R6/R6.2, but if you go for the earliest models of the R4 (which are very cheap) you must be aware that some can have faults if not repaired.
I do not remember these. By '82 my kit was what it was. Then I stayed out of camera shops 🤔 The position of the depth of field previewer lever looks ideal. Will it lock on? By the by, I really like the music you pick for your scores, and would love a few more photos thrown in. Thanks Chris
Delighted to have discovered your channel. I enjoyed your low-key (non-hype) delivery and the very clean black and white look you used for the review. If the apparently pristine condition of the R6 and the R lenses is representative of Kamerastore's offerings, I will look forward to making future Leica R purchases from them. Lovely photography, too. I have subscribed (with bell) and will look forward to future videos. While a film shooter for decades, am new to the Leica R system, but have been enjoying using my recently purchased R-5 with motor winder, 35-70 Elmarit 3.5 and Summicron 50/2. Have you had a chance to use the R-5? I'd also love to see a review by you of the R-9. Cheers!
I still love the feel of old Pentax bodys. My F survived all kinds of stress from summer swamps to winter mountain tops. It went from equator to artic circle at sea. It taught me a lot, like what are those crow's feet. Never a trouble, intill I thought it deserved a service. Too much oil was used. Now it must be above 18°f to function. I love how compact and quiet they are. A Nikon sounds like a cannon going off in church. The glass was all top notch, even if lenses where slower than some of the competition, this sacrifice over size was worth it to me. After all Tri X😁 I thought the color coatings and anti flare coatings where the best. Most of us seemed product loyal. I often used Nikons at work, with out any benefit, eccept they kept the miles off my Pentaxs. I would keep a spare body in a pocket usually loaded with color and two ( Tri X or Panatomic X) out with various lenses. Ha, now I have trouble lacing up boots.🤗 Differend days! Chris
Vow!Whats interesting to me is the size. That Leica camera and specially the lenses are really small and not really bigger than mft cameras and lenses of today.
Very good camera, but nowadays Leica doesn't repair R system anymore, so if you have some failure in body or lenses you have just a paper weight in hands...So sad this Leica decision!
@@mattisulanto I have one Leica R8 from 2001 so it's a 20 years old camera who works fine and still was in great condition because I take so much care of it. However because of their age the seals around the mirror box are show some degradation and needs to be replaced and also the little rubber part who protects the body from the advance film lever was broken to. This one I made myself whit one little piece of rubber film double sided glue piece a replacement for that part, but the other thing is impossible to be made by myself.
Hi Ryan! The R6 and the R6.2 are the only fully mechanical bodies of the R mount series (along with the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL/SL2). I would recommend the R6/R6.2 if you can afford it or any of the Leicaflex series which are a true bang for the buck. However be careful which lens you choose: 1cam/2cam/3cam? If you intend to use the lightmeter on the R6 I'd recommend you buy the 3cam version. However, if you're a true trailblazer you can still throw caution into the wind and rely on the good old sunny 16 rule and work your way around it with a 2cam lens. Note that you can always use the built-in lightmeter of the R6/R6.2 with the "stop down" method with this lens (meaning you need to hit the preview lever anytime you want a reading). BUT in no circumstances should you buy the 1 cam version if you want to use it on the R6. It will simply not work. It won't fit. Whereas you can use a 2 cam version from the Leicaflex to the R6.2 (maybe even r7 but I'm not sure). Sorry, it's a pretty lengthy answer but I feel that anyone who wants to buy a R series Leica should know this. Hope it helped you! Cheers
And there's also the "R only" lenses which, as the name suggests, only work on Leica R models (from R3 to R9 but not on any of the Leicaflex bodies). Ps: the 3cam lenses don't work on the first Leicaflex and Leicaflex SL (might be ok on the SL2 though.... but I'm not sure).
The reason for the exposure compensation mechanism is that in the era of manufacture, the predominant colour film stock was transparency (slide) film. Slide film at that time (and still to some extent) had less “dynamic range” and overexposure could ruin a shot. So being able to set exposure compensation easily on the fly was very useful. I used to shoot Kodachrome 64 a lot, and for many, though not all, scenes, a 1/3 stop under exposure (equivalent to ASA/ISO 80) was necessary; sometimes even 2/3 under was appropriate. My main camera during that era was the Olympus OM system, although I also worked with the M3, Rollei SL66 and 4x5. I now use the Leica CL with Rokkor-M 28 and the Summicron 40, along with my OMs and Rolleiflex 3.5. If there is a fast 40 form the R mount, that might convince me to get an R mount body. 28 and 40 are my street “jam”.
Most buyers of this cameras were amateur that just used negative film.
A note folks exposure compensation plus minus is for A aperture priority S shutter priority and Program mode. It's not like the speaker understood it to be that's false knowledge. If you wish to push pull the film, set it on the ASA dial. I have used it for many moons. If you read the owner's manual it will tell you the same. Same as Nikon and Canon. The exposure compensation have no relevancy in the m mode which is fully manual.
This Leica is different from Canon or Nikon and you can use the exp comp just like I described in the video. This camera has only M mode, not PAS.
Frankly spoken I do not support the hype about Leica M cameras. A Leica R does in my opinion the job better for a by far lower price. Even when you step apart from the comparable fancy R6 and take the black sheep R4 you have a very good camera with wonderful lenses. So do I ... I have a R4 with the 28mm, 50mm and 135mm and all together was by far less than one grand! My opinion is Leica R is for photographers and Leica M for fancy guys to show being rich ... I really regret there is no legitime successor of the R series. Apart from that ... thank you Matti for your nice presentation of the Leica R6! I enjoyed that very much.
Thanks for watching.
A good review, however while R model bodies are still at very good prices R lenses have shot up in price as more users snap them up for their new mirrorless cameras. I'm mostly an M user but recently bought an R7 + 28 to 70 Vario Elmar, it is indeed a joy to use.
Thanks for watching. Mirrorless has given old lenses a new life and the prices go up at the same.
Leica R cameras are completely underrated. For me they are the best cameras Leica built. I'm so sorry they stopped the production and today almost deny ever built these awesome cameras.
Very nice, I have the R6.2 version and some others. The R8 is wonderful, but so is the Leicaflex SL2.
The best camera is the one you use.
The Leica R Camera models R4, R4-S, R4-S MOD.2, R4S MOD P, R5, R-E and R7 are much cheaper than Leica R6 and R6.2, the models with electronic shutters can also be more reliable and cheaper to repair than R6/R6.2, but if you go for the earliest models of the R4 (which are very cheap) you must be aware that some can have faults if not repaired.
Thanks for sharing.
I had an R6 back in the day! 1989! Not bad also the 19mm f2.8 now that was great..........
Thanks for sharing.
I do not remember these.
By '82 my kit was what it was. Then I stayed out of camera shops 🤔
The position of the depth of field previewer lever looks ideal.
Will it lock on?
By the by, I really like the music you pick for your scores, and would love a few more photos thrown in. Thanks Chris
Thanks! I guess back then we all used to shop less cameras.😀
Great video. Thank you.
RS. Canada
Thanks for watching!
Delighted to have discovered your channel. I enjoyed your low-key (non-hype) delivery and the very clean black and white look you used for the review. If the apparently pristine condition of the R6 and the R lenses is representative of Kamerastore's offerings, I will look forward to making future Leica R purchases from them. Lovely photography, too. I have subscribed (with bell) and will look forward to future videos. While a film shooter for decades, am new to the Leica R system, but have been enjoying using my recently purchased R-5 with motor winder, 35-70 Elmarit 3.5 and Summicron 50/2. Have you had a chance to use the R-5? I'd also love to see a review by you of the R-9.
Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing too.
I vaguely remember that the R series was not popular in those days, unlike the M-series. Then Pentax was the SLR-brand with the best reputation.
You remember absolutely right, the R was never very popular and never reached the cult status of the M.
I still love the feel of old Pentax bodys. My F survived all kinds of stress from summer swamps to winter mountain tops. It went from equator to artic circle at sea.
It taught me a lot, like what are those crow's feet.
Never a trouble, intill I thought it deserved a service. Too much oil was used. Now it must be above 18°f to function.
I love how compact and quiet they are. A Nikon sounds like a cannon going off in church.
The glass was all top notch, even if lenses where slower than some of the competition, this sacrifice over size was worth it to me. After all Tri X😁
I thought the color coatings and anti flare coatings where the best.
Most of us seemed product loyal. I often used Nikons at work, with out any benefit, eccept they kept the miles off my Pentaxs.
I would keep a spare body in a pocket usually loaded with color and two ( Tri X or Panatomic X) out with various lenses. Ha, now I have trouble lacing up boots.🤗
Differend days! Chris
A really solid choice, great video 😎👍🏻
Thanks! 👍
That price point is amazing.
@@christophergallagher531 Yes, very attractive for a Leica.
My fav shop..! ..Hyvaa Sultan Blog ! :)
Vow!Whats interesting to me is the size. That Leica camera and specially the lenses are really small and not really bigger than mft cameras and lenses of today.
That's how cameras and lenses were back then😀
Yes, because no focus motors! I kinda like the manual focus on the M-system. Tempted to try out the R as well now.
Good Review. Glad to know that you like fim cameras as well.
Thanks. Of course I like film, I shot on film for the first 20 years of my career as a professional photographer😀
@@mattisulanto I should have said: " I am glad that you like cameras with a mirror and no sensor as well."
You should know what exposure comp is good for
Very good camera, but nowadays Leica doesn't repair R system anymore, so if you have some failure in body or lenses you have just a paper weight in hands...So sad this Leica decision!
Thanks. There are still some third party shops that repair almost any cameras, like cameramakers.com for example.
@@mattisulanto I have one Leica R8 from 2001 so it's a 20 years old camera who works fine and still was in great condition because I take so much care of it.
However because of their age the seals around the mirror box are show some degradation and needs to be replaced and also the little rubber part who protects the body from the advance film lever was broken to.
This one I made myself whit one little piece of rubber film double sided glue piece a replacement for that part, but the other thing is impossible to be made by myself.
Just curious out of the Leica R5 and R6 which one would you prefer, are they both fully mechanical?... What about Lens choice?... Thanks 👍
I have never used the R5, so unfortunately I can't really say which one I prefer.
Hi Ryan! The R6 and the R6.2 are the only fully mechanical bodies of the R mount series (along with the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL/SL2). I would recommend the R6/R6.2 if you can afford it or any of the Leicaflex series which are a true bang for the buck. However be careful which lens you choose: 1cam/2cam/3cam?
If you intend to use the lightmeter on the R6 I'd recommend you buy the 3cam version. However, if you're a true trailblazer you can still throw caution into the wind and rely on the good old sunny 16 rule and work your way around it with a 2cam lens. Note that you can always use the built-in lightmeter of the R6/R6.2 with the "stop down" method with this lens (meaning you need to hit the preview lever anytime you want a reading). BUT in no circumstances should you buy the 1 cam version if you want to use it on the R6. It will simply not work. It won't fit. Whereas you can use a 2 cam version from the Leicaflex to the R6.2 (maybe even r7 but I'm not sure).
Sorry, it's a pretty lengthy answer but I feel that anyone who wants to buy a R series Leica should know this. Hope it helped you! Cheers
And there's also the "R only" lenses which, as the name suggests, only work on Leica R models (from R3 to R9 but not on any of the Leicaflex bodies).
Ps: the 3cam lenses don't work on the first Leicaflex and Leicaflex SL (might be ok on the SL2 though.... but I'm not sure).
What do you know about the leica R4?
Not much, because I have never used one😀
A came just to see your " real photographers don't need mirror" T-shirt , a bit disappointed. ,😂
I’m really sorry, but I promise I’ll wear that again and hold a mirrorless camera in my hand😀