Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lenses For Wedding
From: Darrell Jennings <darrell_jennings@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:39:15 -0700 (PDT)

If you want to get a reasonable price on a Hassy prism
check eBay.  I got mine in mint condition for about
30% of the price of a new one....

As for the waist level finder on an M....we'll I think
the market for that is a bit slim...
- --- Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com> wrote:
> Darrell Jennings wrote:
> > 
> > Is your problem the brightness or the sharpness in
> the
> > viewfinder?  If you normally wear glasses you may
> find
> > that getting a diopter will help.
> > 
> > In terms of the Hasselblad, I added a diopter to
> my
> > PME3 and it helps.  I also bought a PME90 that has
> a
> > built in diopter adjustment (nice, but only goes
> to
> > +.5 or +1, and I need +2).  I find that I can not
> > focus accurately without diopters on all my
> cameras
> > including my Leica M's.
> > 
> > If the issue is brightness, you may want to switch
> to
> > Leica M's or go to a Leicaflex SL or SL2 which
> have
> > brighter viewfinders than the older R's.  My
> > understanding is that the R8 has a very bright
> > viewfinder as well.
> > 
> > --- "inyoung@jps.net" <inyoung@jps.net> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> 
> Darrell! My Problem?  To many free radicles!
> 
> I've got all kinds of Hassy prisms but almost never
> use them.
> I save up for months for them thinking they will
> change my world but in
> the end they never do.
> I love the waist level finder and my camera is
> usually at waist level. 
> (remember i dont focas)
> With my Norman Bracket and flash I feel like I've
> got  a nice outfit and
> technique for proven results.
> I feel that with my eye glued into and eyepiece I'd
> never get the shots
> i get.
> Frankly the shots i get with waist level finders on
> my Hassy and
> Rolleiflex rival the spontaneity of the shots i get
> in 35mm with my
> Leica M'S.
> 
> Some day I'll have to land me a waist level finder
> for my Leica M's.
> Didn't HCB use something like that?
> 
> The pure weight of the Hassy prisms I find an strong
> detriment. But
> thier modern meter prisms I've love to use some day.
> Sometimes the Hassy stuff makes the Leica stuff seem
> cheap. Sometimes not.
> 
> The real reason why i changed to 6x6 format for
> weddings and events is proofs.
> I don't let anyone touch my negs. No proofs made. I
> make contacts.
> 6 6x6's on a contact is way easier to see than 35
> 24x36's.
> The grannies are not about to be about to see  35
> 24x36's, not with any magnifier.
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.markrabiner.com
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