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Shown in black & white with a [[50mm f/1.4 Summilux-R]] lens. Successor to the Leica R6[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/R6], the R6.2 was the last mechanical, manual exposure, manual focus Leica single-lens reflex camera to date. Launched in 1992 the R6.2 was on sale until 1997 when it was withdrawn. The R6.2 is in essence an improved R6, with the most significant change being the increase in maximum shutter speed to 1/2000 second. | Shown in black & white with a [[50mm f/1.4 Summilux-R]] lens. Successor to the Leica R6[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/R6], the R6.2 was the last mechanical, manual exposure, manual focus Leica single-lens reflex camera to date. Launched in 1992 the R6.2 was on sale until 1997 when it was withdrawn. The R6.2 is in essence an improved R6, with the most significant change being the increase in maximum shutter speed to 1/2000 second. | ||
Perhaps the most famous devotee of the Leica R6/R6.2 cameras is reknowned documentary photographer | Perhaps the most famous devotee of the Leica R6/R6.2 cameras is reknowned documentary photographer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Salgado Sebastio Salgado] | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 20 December 2008
Shown in black & white with a 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-R lens. Successor to the Leica R6[1], the R6.2 was the last mechanical, manual exposure, manual focus Leica single-lens reflex camera to date. Launched in 1992 the R6.2 was on sale until 1997 when it was withdrawn. The R6.2 is in essence an improved R6, with the most significant change being the increase in maximum shutter speed to 1/2000 second.
Perhaps the most famous devotee of the Leica R6/R6.2 cameras is reknowned documentary photographer Sebastio Salgado
Specifications
As R6 plus:
- Shutter speeds of 1 sec - 1/2000 sec + B & X (1/100 sec)
- Supports 35mm film of speeds 8-6400 ISO
