Fastest ever Barnack turnaround!

[Argenticien]

The fiddly bits are how I ended up with a Canon P. I have never held a Barnack (as I live in a place where there are not all variety of classic cameras lying about to be fondled) but everything I read indicated I'd have a hard time with loading one and really hard time with the squinty RF & VF (given my thick chunky eyeglasses). So I passed on that. I'm still intrigued by the late Canon pseudo-Barnacks (IVSB2 and similar) -- slightly bigger VFs, and then only the arse-wise loading hassle to deal with. Could that be the perfect mix of Barnackian looks and at least slightly better ergonomics?
--Dave

 

[Red Robin]

Leica Tryout Gone Bad

Leica Tryout Gone Bad

Sorry it didn't workout for you Vics. A fellow I Know here in town is saving a Leica IIIa for me. I take possession in two days. It's been a
long time waiting, but that iiia is just so small. Film loading is not an issue thanks to my two Canon bottom loaders. I know little of it's maintance history and will doughtless need to send it out for a CLA
but will run a test roll through it. Another RFF member shared a nice test routeen on another thread. Hard to wait.😀