SD-body for use with M42 and Leica-R lenses

Geitekaasje wrote:

Not entirely the same but I will mention it. I have had a SD10 for many years and had some M42 lenses. I had a Zeiss 85 mm made in Germany lens and the result was just stunning! All manual, of-course but what fun it was. I also had a nice very old russian thing of 50 mm with a polish adapter. Was nice but not great.

Thanks, helpful input! Was it the Pancolar 85mm 1.8? That is a legendary lens, which is getting very expensive nowadays.

I now have the SD1. Great camera. A bit on the slow side. And it sounds maybe a bit strange but I do not specifically like the SD 1 more than I did the SD10:-)

The wonders of nostalgia

why not get a nice SD15 (They are going at a far price lately) with a nice prime (30 mm art or 50 mm) and stay with the Ricoh with M lensadapter?

The SLR-lenses balance much better on an actual SLR compared to my Fuji and Ricoh. And I'm not that much of an autofocus-shooter, although the temptation of one art lens would be too much. I

It is nice to have two totally different cameras.

It is, I have currently 3 that I use on a regular basis, and 2 others that I use less often but take out occasionally.

I know that as soon as I have some dough, I’ll be buying a Leica Q and keep the SD 1 with just the 70 mm and maybe a nice big zoom or so. Fabulous cameras both and so very different!

The Q is an awesome camera! For me, my Leica-dream would be the M Monochrome or, failing to find one that meets requirements, an M9 or M240. I already have a few compatible lenses, so I "only" need to buy the body