silent1
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Hello everybody,
I'm new to the RF world, I've been shooting with some Pentax SLRs so far, I even got a Yashica Mat TLR since a few days, but recently I've been growing this idea that I could be happy with a RF body + 1 or 2 lenses only.
I've spent the last couple of days reading tons of articles and reviews on the net, and after having drooled over black leica beauties, after having fallen in love with the Zeiss Ikon ZM, after having taken into account old russian RF bodies, I came to some sort of conclusion: the Voigtlander Bessa R2-R3 body.
Do you think that would be a wise choice for a RF newbie?
I think the Leica and Zeiss Ikon options would be just too... demanding for a newbie like me.
Anyway, I saw a new Bessa R3M at 499 euro on ebay. Is that a good price?
I read that the R3M is the ideal complement to the Nokton 40 1.4, for which I just got a crush looking at the pictures. Is that true? Even for somebody who wears glasses like me? Would a R2M be a better choice in case I add a telephoto lens in the future (something in the 75mm-90mm range)?
Another question: how long does it take to get accustomed to the RF "way of shooting" after years of SLR? I'm asking that because I'm heading to China for a 3-weeks vacation mid-July and I was wondering if I have enough time to: 1) buy the body + lens 2) shoot as many rolls as needed to get confidence with the camera in order to take it with me in China and leave all the heavy SLR stuff at home. I like to travel light.
Wow, i think I wrote enough for a single message, hope somebody could help me out 🙂
I'm new to the RF world, I've been shooting with some Pentax SLRs so far, I even got a Yashica Mat TLR since a few days, but recently I've been growing this idea that I could be happy with a RF body + 1 or 2 lenses only.
I've spent the last couple of days reading tons of articles and reviews on the net, and after having drooled over black leica beauties, after having fallen in love with the Zeiss Ikon ZM, after having taken into account old russian RF bodies, I came to some sort of conclusion: the Voigtlander Bessa R2-R3 body.
Do you think that would be a wise choice for a RF newbie?
I think the Leica and Zeiss Ikon options would be just too... demanding for a newbie like me.
Anyway, I saw a new Bessa R3M at 499 euro on ebay. Is that a good price?
I read that the R3M is the ideal complement to the Nokton 40 1.4, for which I just got a crush looking at the pictures. Is that true? Even for somebody who wears glasses like me? Would a R2M be a better choice in case I add a telephoto lens in the future (something in the 75mm-90mm range)?
Another question: how long does it take to get accustomed to the RF "way of shooting" after years of SLR? I'm asking that because I'm heading to China for a 3-weeks vacation mid-July and I was wondering if I have enough time to: 1) buy the body + lens 2) shoot as many rolls as needed to get confidence with the camera in order to take it with me in China and leave all the heavy SLR stuff at home. I like to travel light.
Wow, i think I wrote enough for a single message, hope somebody could help me out 🙂