Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have definitely gotten the message from y'all that there are better alternatives. Like Marc mentioned, the Contax II is really a jewel of a camera. I love the feel of it, the zip of the shutter, the compact feel (it's about the same size as a Nikon RF, but it feels 30% smaller in my hands). I'll stick with my IIIf with a CV viewfinder in the flash shoe. Thanks for all of your input!! Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:22 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIg If you're going for a IIIg, then you might consider the Voigtlander R2A Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Opinions on this body? I'm getting my IIIf CLA'd and "remediated" > by Ken > Ruth as I speak. But I've always found its viewfinder to be unbearably > squinty. Now, it might have been dirty, and I may love the camera > after Ken > has worked on it. But if not, I'll probably sell it and look for a > IIIg. > That is, depending on what y'all have to say about it. > > How is the viewfinder of the IIIg compared to that of the IIIf? If > it's not > REALLY better, I might just suffer through the IIIf. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information