First impressions of my r3a =) its cool!!

[haagen_dazs]

despite with the new release of the r4X coming...
still....
Fedex delieverd my r3a... I tore up the box immediately because it was just so exciting! The first impressions were WOW !
I had the bessa R and loved it but the body of the R3A is so much more refined...
heavy duty plastic and metal.. I love the finish. Splatter paint which doesnt have a nose-sweat-smudge when i use the camera 😛 😛 😛

I am going to run some film through it this weekend.

oh and man. i LOVE THE 1:1 viewfinder.
its crazyyyyyyyyyy cool

 

[Chris Lynch]

i'm glad you finally "upgraded"- and yeah the newer bessa's have an awesome build to them!

 

[clintock]

Wait til you get a load of the AE! As a forever user of the OM-2, it's just like home again, 'specially when trying to take pictures of a running toddler.

 

[haagen_dazs]

man i just discovered that there is no timer on the r3a
what the heck?!?
there was a timer on my R
shucks
what is this????

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Forget nose smudge. I used to be a left eye photographer with nose smudge evidence. But with the 1:1 viewfinder I went right eye and after a few days it feels natural.

Close your left eye when focussing perhaps then both eyes open and take the pictures. With this viewfinder you can do it.

 

[mercedes_sl1970]

Just love my R3A too. Excellent camera - well built, not to big or heavy. Metering is always spot on except for those difficult moments, but that's part of the fun. And the lenses - mm-hmm.

Yes, the timer, can't understand why it was omitted. Some of us do take family shots and are asked/want to be in them, and then there are low light shots... Anyway I bought an add on timer which screws into the shutter release. Feels rather quirky but works well. I got mine from DrT's 3D website (http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/) but they are also available from BHPhotovideo.

Good luck with the R3A.

Andrew

 

[haagen_dazs]

Forget nose smudge. I used to be a left eye photographer with nose smudge evidence. But with the 1:1 viewfinder I went right eye and after a few days it feels natural.

Close your left eye when focussing perhaps then both eyes open and take the pictures. With this viewfinder you can do it.

haha i am trying to do that
but its very natural that i use my left master eye..
even for my dslr shooting
perhaps that is why my left eye glass degree is higher than my right eye :bang:

 

[haagen_dazs]

But then, not many people use a tripod with an RF 😡

yeah but i like to put the camera on a ledge or somewhere and take a photo of a group w/ myself included
:bang: darn. though the R is an entry level, I now miss the timer function
why didnt they put it in the r3 series ?!?!?!?!? :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[Goodyear]

I have never used a self-timer on a camera. Just never had the need.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

With an RF camera I have never used a self timer, a cable release, a tripod, fancy filters nor a flash.

But that's my style perhaps, and I think it fits in well with Mr Kobayashi's design philosophy.

 

[luketrash]

I use the selftimer on my Yashica Electro-35s..

Sit them on a tripod at night and trip the timer.. The AE makes it easy to take good, sharp night shots.

I don't miss the feature on the R3A, but since it also has AE up to 8 seconds, it would be useful. The add-on device is quirky and I like it.

 

[luketrash]

Well, thanks to this thread, I managed to snag a nifty accessory last week on ebay. I use a short cable release for tripod night shots, but this will be even better!

It's all metal, works perfectly, and was about 1/10th the price of a new one from B&H.

There are a lot on ebay too, so everyone, knock yourselves out!