一个时代的终结(徕卡 R9 搭配 35mm F2 和 90mm F2 镜头)

The End Of An Era (Leica R9 w/ 35mm F2 & 90mm F2)
早在1964年,徕卡就注意到旁轴相机不再像以前那样炙手可热,而来自日本的新兴单反相机市场正逐渐蚕食他们的市场份额。那么,这家自诩高傲的德国相机公司该怎么办呢?在尝试了12年设计笨拙的Leicaflex系列之后,他们最终认输,于1976年与美能达合作推出了R系列。所谓“合作”,是指他们几乎完全照搬了美能达的电子元件和机身设计,在葡萄牙设立了生产基地,并将其命名为徕卡R3。这种情况持续了几十年!直到1997年R7停产。这并不是说R系列相机很糟糕,恰恰相反。只是徕卡直到多年以后才推出一款真正让我惊艳的R系列相机。
最终,在终止与美能达的合作后,徕卡设计了一款属于自己的现代单反相机。它非常漂亮。R8 从 1996 年生产到 2002 年,之后被 R9 取代(仅有一些细微的改动)。可惜好景不长,徕卡在 2009 年停止了 R8 的生产,并正式告别了整个 R 系列。真是令人惋惜。徕卡 R8 和 R9 在 35mm 胶片摄影方面堪称完美。即使你以前从未接触过徕卡相机,也能轻松上手。一切都如此直观,以至于我都惊讶它们竟然还附带了说明书。
我一直想试试R系列镜头。佳能用户似乎对徕卡50mm Summicron-R F2镜头爱不释手,但我自己是尼康用户,所以对我来说没那么容易(虽然可以转接,但这过程很复杂,需要对镜头进行改造)。所以上周R9到手后,我立刻拿了几支镜头就出门了。
正如预期的那样,镜头没有让我失望。我使用了35mm Summicron-R F2和90mm Summicron-R F2两支镜头。即使在最大光圈下,这两支镜头的表现也堪称卓越。我唯一的抱怨是R9使用CR123a电池。这种电池简直是我的噩梦。它们不仅难以找到,而且价格也高得离谱。为什么尼康F100可以使用AA电池,而R9却需要CR123a电池?不过,如果这是我对一台相机唯一的抱怨,那就足以说明它有多么出色了。如果可以选择,我推荐R9,因为它的胶卷计数窗口比你想象的要实用得多。当然,R8和R9都非常棒。

照片使用徕卡R9炭灰色相机和柯达200金胶卷拍摄。

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主图:徕卡 R9 炭灰色相机,搭配徕卡 50mm Summicron-R f/2 镜头


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Fine cameras, both R8 & R9. However, to any prospective purchasers, dark clouds on the horizon: All electronic, a small failure in a component buried deep in the camera turns it into an impressive paperweight. When produced, these cameras had a five-year warranty with return to Leica at Solms.
Today with the warranties long expired, no service available. Any repair, if such repair would be at all possible, would cost more than the camera was purchased for (circa £300 for R8 & £500 for R9).
Fortunately there are really good alternatives, around six in fact. First the R6 or R6.2. Next, the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL or the Leicaflex SL2. That leaves obtains a cheap, Chinese adapter to use your Leica R lenses on other film or digital cameras – Nikon, Canon, Sony etc.

Yes, the R8 and R9 are impressive and the price has dropped. However, despite being tempted by a £549 R9 Anthracite body to use with my six 3 cam lenses, I’ve opted to buy a second Leicaflex SL body for £125, boxed, as new in perfect working order. I follow the Motor Rallies in Europe and Scandinavia and prefer to take two bodies and swap lens rather than reload in the field. In view of conditions, I much prefer a completely manual body with a simple, built-in meter. I strongly recommend the SL, it’s the best of the three. I’ve not tried the R6.

David Murray

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