Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I agree so much that I just sold my M3 and bought a Bessa R3a. The Bessa > probably won't be working 40 years from now, but neither will I. Film will > be long gone anyway. The Bessa has a beautiful 1:1 viewfinder and is > lighter > and more comfortable to hold than the M3. Also, the AE is very accurate. I > did have to > give up using the 135 T E because it won't focus reliably on the Bessa > body. > $549 at B&H. Easy decision. > > Bill Lawlor > > Well some might get a little slightly put off by such a statement: "I just sold my M3 and bought a Bessa R3a" But my major thought on it is this: Who cares about all this gear talk? Nuts and bolts. History. HCB. Wooden mallets, brass? Lets just see the shots! Have we seen any at all? The M3 was just not an inspiring camera to use? Now with the Bessa R3a some better photography will incur? I'd just like to see some shots! M3, R3a. Whatever. To me if someone's getting the shots he can trade in his Linhof Master Technika for a Holga and I'm not going to argue with it. It's just the results which count. Show me the beef. It's not as if uploading some perfect scans can't be done by someone who never had an once of luck in the darkroom. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/