Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc - First RF?
From: tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:08:42 -0700
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Hi Marc,

      I don't like the meter to be in the camera.  I use a Pentax
Spot Meter.  I find this faster and less distracting, allowing
the exposure to be set for what I want, not the meter's choice.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net



Marc James Small wrote:

> At 06:53 PM 6/28/03 +0200, Nathan Wajsman (private) wrote:
> >I do agree that a camera like the IIIf is fun to use and from personal
> >observation I must also concede that it has great sex appeal--our female
> >friends, especially the good-looking ones, simply could not get over my
> >IIIf--but as a picture-taking tool I still maintain that it is vastly
> >inferior to a modern CV camera.
>
> Nathan
>
> How so?  1/100" on either camera will be in the ballpark, the RF on both
> cameras works.  What am I missing here?  The IIIc/IIIf is a wonderful
> camera to use and the only advantage of this Bessa item is an inbuilt
> light-meter.  I generally use "Sunny 16" when I am outside, at any event,
> so I don't really see this as an overwhelming advantage for the Bessa.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
>
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In reply to: Message from "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> (RE: [Leica] Leica IIIc - First RF?)
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc - First RF?)