paulfish4570
Veteran
i intend to make a purchase today among these options (they are not in order):
1) canon p body for $200 or under (probably not enough money left for lens, and wondering if fsu normal lens would fit perfectly)
2) bessa r body for $200 (not enough money left for lens, and wondering if fsu normal lens would fit perfectly)
3) fedka's best fed 2 (these are such petite cameras), maybe with two lenses and a couple of leather wrist straps
4) other options?
1) canon p body for $200 or under (probably not enough money left for lens, and wondering if fsu normal lens would fit perfectly)
2) bessa r body for $200 (not enough money left for lens, and wondering if fsu normal lens would fit perfectly)
3) fedka's best fed 2 (these are such petite cameras), maybe with two lenses and a couple of leather wrist straps
4) other options?
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
Don't worry about FSU normal lenses. Alignment problems are a problem with very fast lenses, if at all. You don't have money to burn anyway, get a Jupiter-8 or an Industar-61, they will fit.
As much as I like FSU bodies, if it's your first rangefinder I'd get a Bessa R. Having a nice modern mechanical body with metering is a nice thing, and the viewfinder runs rings around the other options.
As much as I like FSU bodies, if it's your first rangefinder I'd get a Bessa R. Having a nice modern mechanical body with metering is a nice thing, and the viewfinder runs rings around the other options.
paulfish4570
Veteran
no, not my first rangefinder ...
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Based on your other posts, how about this one:
http://fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=567?
If I didn't already have a Bessa (or three..
), I would likely pick up a decent used one and a J-8 or I-61 lens to go with it. My FSU experience has been very fun and mostly trouble free, but after using the Bessas for a while now I find it tough to go back to the FSU bodies--I really like the Bessa VF. I continue to use FSU lenses as my main stays.
Rob
http://fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=567?
If I didn't already have a Bessa (or three..
), I would likely pick up a decent used one and a J-8 or I-61 lens to go with it. My FSU experience has been very fun and mostly trouble free, but after using the Bessas for a while now I find it tough to go back to the FSU bodies--I really like the Bessa VF. I continue to use FSU lenses as my main stays.Rob
paulfish4570
Veteran
good to know, rob, the fsu normals fit the bessa so well ...
Bessa R seems to be your best bet...
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
bessa R or Zorki 6