LEICA LEICAFLEX SL w/ 50mm F2 Summicron R Lens (incl Leica Shade And Cap)

Description: This Leica Leicaflex SL 35mm film camera is a fantastic choice for any photography enthusiast. Equipped with a 50mm F2 Summicron R lens, this camera is perfect for capturing stunning images with excellent detail. The camera features a built-in light meter, manual focus, and is in excellent working condition. The camera comes with a Leica shade and cap, making it a great addition to any collection. The silver color adds a touch of elegance to the camera, making it stand out from the rest. The LEICAFLEX series is known for its quality and durability, making this camera a great investment for any photographer. The Leicaflex SL is a beautiful camera, in my eyes. It has an industrial minimalist aesthetic, typical for its day, with just three elements of aluminum, black plastic, and bright nickel accents. The plastic is unfortunately slippery and feels quite cheap, especially on this camera, but it has maintained its sheen over the decades. The gently sloping camera back, resembling hunched shoulders, are a unique hallmark of the design that is echoed in the R8 and R9 cameras several generations later. The shutter sound is a silky, but deeply resonant ‘chink’ that sounds, in my imaginings, like a Hattori Hanzo sword reducing the samurai sword of one of the Crazy 88 to a stump. It is a perfectly dampened mirror clap, followed by a satisfying overtone that rings like that Hattori Hanzo freshly unsheathed. Take that, Japanese SLRs! When I walk by the Leicaflex on the shelf, I sometimes pick it up and fire off a few frames just to hear it sing. It’s one of my favourite all-time shutter sounds. If you’re looking for a durable vintage manual SLR that does only the essentials, but does them well, the SL may fit the bill; it is a robust, but minimally appointed, fully manual SLR with a wide-open aperture, center-weighted through the lens (TTL) light meter, a top shutter speed of 1/2000, and a big, bright viewfinder. Although it is similar, the original Leicaflex is largely passed over due to its external light meter’s small focusing zone, but that shouldn’t deter you. In fact, I think I might prefer that setup to the SL’s TTL meter, as I find it a bit tedious to use. The viewfinder of all Leicaflex cameras are known for being big and bright, and the same is true for the Leicaflex SL. . The camera’s viewfinder is the best part of the whole experience of shooting it. That said, when comparing it directly with the viewfinders of the Canon AE-1 or the Nikon F-801s (to pick two examples at hand), it’s hard to say that the Leicaflex SL viewfinder is any larger or brighter. What I can say is that it feels more immersive than the Canon, and on par with the Nikon, which is a similar sized camera with a much larger prism housing. The Summicron 50mm f2 lens comes with and makes a beautiful bokeh, shoots well in low light and will enhance every photo project you put it to! Note- the small red plastic lens release button has broken. It’s easy to dismount the lens using a screw driver but in my opinion, this lens is the perfect companion for this camera and so should remain as your numero uno lens! Or you can have it repaired by any good camera tech. The light meter works great and there appears to be only a bare amount of fungus in the viewfinder. Again, a good cleaning would be in order. My girlfriend, a professional photographer here in nyc, used this camera extensively back in the days of film! Thanks!

Price: 232.51 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2024-12-08T22:28:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD