Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I switched to a Bessa-T, from a IIIa, for that very reason. It has a meter, bright rangefinder, high X-sync., and a contemporary back. In my case, once used up, it's a throw away. No need for sentimentalism with any of the CV cameras. Slobodan Dimitrov Martin Howard wrote: > Sure, we can wax romantic about the glory > of screwmounts all we like, but the fact of the matter is that they're a > gigantic pain in the arse to load, expensive to repair, likely to need > repair (or at least CLA) right after being bought, don't have a built in > meter, possess a viewfinder which is about as bright as the average garden > snail, and are more likely to provide you with a real education in anger > management than anything to do with photography. > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html