Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, the CV VFs are super bright! Scott Daniel Ridings wrote: >Coincidence ... I picked up a Bessa R2 that was marked down (new, but >marked down) yesterday and was pleasantly surprized. I had always heard >the shutter was much louder. I guess that depends on how you define >"much". Different sound, but I didn't really notice a difference in >volume. The viewfinder was great. I guess an M6 would be great too. I'm so >used to looking through old viewfinders (M2/3/4). > >I probably would have boughten it if it had 40mm framelines. I have a 40mm >Summicron I'd like to get some use out of. My CL is just a shutter. >Neither the rangefinder or meter works in it. > >Daniel > >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, B. D. Colen wrote: > > > >>I, too, will second everything Don wrote. But, despite a IIIc having >>been not only my first rangefinder, first Leica, and first 'serious' >>camera, I'd suggest a Bessa for a first rangefinder. As wonderful as the >>LTMs are in terms of their compactness and silence, you'll get a much >>better sense of the modern reality of rangefinders, and whether the >>rangefinder really works for you, with a Bessa body. Then, if you want >>to go to a IIIc or IIIf, more power to you; my guess is you'll move on >>to an M2,3 or 6 at somepoint. But I think that that various quirky >>features of the IIIc - especially the viewfinder - may poison you as far >>as rangefinders go. And that would be unfortunate. >> >>B. D. >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >