Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/30

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: screw Leicas
From: Jack Campin <jack@purr.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 02:04:48 +0000

Ken Wilcox wrote:
> The Zorki bodies I've seen are pretty clunky. Better to try an old Canon.

The older Canons (up to the IVSP, or was it IVSB? - I forget) have the same
problem as the Zorkis: crap finders.  In fact, the Canons may even be worse,
they're just as tiny and much darker.  Neither is usable for anyone who wears
glasses.  (The Zorki does have one major exasperation all of its own: no strap
lugs).

The V, VI, VI-T and VII are a lot better, but cost more (in the UK, at least)
than any screw Leica short of a IIIg.


Another screw Leica question...

'fess up, who's got a Summar and has ever used it?  I have a bunch of slides
taken with mine that I rather like; night scenes with garish lighting, shot
on Fujichrome p1600D.  The overall misty fuzz doesn't hurt a bit and goes well
with the vaguely expressionist and hallucinatory ambience I was aiming at.



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