Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Nathan is absolutely right. On the other hand, the IIIf is a sweet little box, and I find it very convenient to carry around with the 3.5 Elmar collapsed, and that modest lens makes some fine negatives. Recently, and without any effort, I suddenly began to get the rhythm of squinting and focussing and framing. bh - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIf - Just for B&W? > Hi Win, > > My own experience with a IIIf was that after the initial period of > fascination with the beautiful workmanship had faded, I got fed up with > having to squint through a tiny viewfinder window when composing, and a > separate rangefinder window to focus. My advice is that unless you are > really sure that you want to get into screw mount Leicas, you will be > far better off with an M3 or M2, and you can still have a 50-year old > camera if you wish. > > Nathan > > win@winbaum.com wrote: > > My first post: > > > > I've had an urge to get back to basics in photography and thought to start > > with a 50-year old Leica, w/ Summicron 50mm 1:2 lens. Sure is different > > from my Nikon f5! > > > > Anybody have experience with a Leica IIIf, and what to look for? > > > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Win > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html