wakarimasen
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Hello Folks
I am new to the world of rangefinders and have so far bought a Fed 2E and a Yashica Electro 35 - both from Ebay. Having put a film through the former I am pleased with the results. The Yashica was sent to Russ in the US (as it was 'very ill') and it will be back with me in two weeks time for my first film!
The point of this post is: I'm hooked! Film seems to me to be in some ways easier than using my DSLR, which has so many settings that the process of taking a photograph becomes overly complicated - certainly compared to the FED! So obviously I have begun to lust after a 'proper' rangefinder with detachable lenses. Step forward Leica, Voigtlander, Zeiss Ikon etc.......
However a thought occurs to me: the cameras I prefer are predominantly 'manual' in nature - i.e. with the only electronics being a meter at the most. Consequently I started thinking whether or not the camera body is in fact that important, and whether or not I should concentrate on the lens instead.
So to the question: is it worth buying good LTM lenses and using them with a FED or other such copies? Would the more expensive body make such a tangible difference over and above the shutter speeds available or the built in framelines?
Best regards (and apologies for the long post)
RoyM
I am new to the world of rangefinders and have so far bought a Fed 2E and a Yashica Electro 35 - both from Ebay. Having put a film through the former I am pleased with the results. The Yashica was sent to Russ in the US (as it was 'very ill') and it will be back with me in two weeks time for my first film!
The point of this post is: I'm hooked! Film seems to me to be in some ways easier than using my DSLR, which has so many settings that the process of taking a photograph becomes overly complicated - certainly compared to the FED! So obviously I have begun to lust after a 'proper' rangefinder with detachable lenses. Step forward Leica, Voigtlander, Zeiss Ikon etc.......
However a thought occurs to me: the cameras I prefer are predominantly 'manual' in nature - i.e. with the only electronics being a meter at the most. Consequently I started thinking whether or not the camera body is in fact that important, and whether or not I should concentrate on the lens instead.
So to the question: is it worth buying good LTM lenses and using them with a FED or other such copies? Would the more expensive body make such a tangible difference over and above the shutter speeds available or the built in framelines?
Best regards (and apologies for the long post)
RoyM
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