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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off Topic: 101st Heliar Anniversary Bessa T
From: "Christopher Williams" <LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:58:36 -0500
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020602153030.00b58fe0@pop.runbox.com>

I'll add that while I've never used the Bessa-T or the 50mm Heliar, I saw
Jeff Smith's Bessa+50 today and that lens looks very well made. A better
made Elmar possibly? Olive would be my choice if I bought the Bessa-T.

Chris Williams
New Orleans

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From: "Jeffery Smith" Subject: Re: [Leica] Off Topic: 101st Heliar
Anniversary Bessa T


> One of my favorite lens-body combinations. If you wear glasses, you may
> find the Bessa-T unnerving. It doesn't bother me much, but drives others
> crazy (hard to see framelines). I find that the focusing of this camera is
> far easier than most of my other rangefinders. And with the trigger
winder,
> I can shoot very quickly (I am left-eyed).
>
> The Heliar 50/3.5 is a phenomenally good lens if you can live with the
slow
> speed.

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