Decisions, decisions

[gliderbee]

If you want to go with 21 and 24 later, you should certainly have a look at the Voigtlander R4A or R4M; perfect with glasses too !

Stefan.

I am not sure if anyone is still reading this thread but I have been around the houses looking at Leica, Nikon, Ziess and Konica amongst others and still am unsure. As I am used to built in metering, I have semi discounted the Nikon S3 and earlier Leicas although I was just offered a beautiful M4-P. Can any one let me know of their experiences with a hot shoe mounted meter ie is it a pain as opposed to checking through the viewfinder? I will be shooting B&W probably with a 35mm lens maybe exclusively although I do like 21 and 24 wideangles. Again, views and experiences welcome.

Thanks

 

[robbeiflex]

Can any one let me know of their experiences with a hot shoe mounted meter ie is it a pain as opposed to checking through the viewfinder?

I have a Voigtlander VC II and it is very convenient. You can meter without winding the film, read multiple aperture/speed combinations at once, and of course use it for multiple cameras. It's definitely not as accurate as through-the-lens but with the latitude you have with black & white this is not an issue. Just don't forget to take off the lens cap before shooting, to avoid wasting frames. :bang: For this reason I have learned to go without a lens cap as soon as the camera is out of the bag and use a shade and/or filter for protection.