Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1992/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffrey Frey mentioned the Canon rangefinder cameras, expressing a preference for the 7 and 7s. These occasionally turn up here, at phenomenal prices. I'm tempted by these as an upgrade from my Leica IIIa; having the rangefinder and viewfinder combined would be a great help (i.e. I could get most of what a Leica M-series camera would give me without fiddling about with adapters for my existing screw lenses). So, a few questions: - which model introduced the combined rangefinder/viewfinder? The IVSB is the cheapest one on the second-hand market but I think it may predate this feature. - how reliable is the fast winder on the VT and VIT? - do the rangefinders maintain their accuracy? - what focal lengths do you get frames for? The only one of these things I've ever handled was a VT, about a year ago, which I didn't buy because something rather drastic had obviously befallen it (internal light baffle badly squished). and Phooey! on Jeff's remark that medium-format things aren't real rangefinders... I've heard of a rangefinder on the Leica plan that took rolls of 5-inch aero film, anyone know what that was? -- Jack Campin room G092, Computing Science Department, Glasgow University, 17 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, Scotland TEL: 041 339 8855 x6854 (work) INTERNET: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk or via nsfnet-relay.ac.uk FAX: 041 330 4913 BANG!net: via mcsun and uknet BITNET: via UKACRL UUCP: jack@glasgow.uucp