helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
That is a bit remiss of him IMO.
I will point out to the powers that be that I have several rangefinders ... and I think I'd quite enjoy being a mod!
Got my VOTE too...
Tom Diaz
Well-known
A strong second to the other comments praising the Hexar AF. I got some beautiful pictures with mine. You can even shoot infrared film and set the AF system to adjust to IR wavelengths! I sold mine because (even though it never gave me a spot of trouble) I was fearful that it'd die and not be repairable. However, I admit I always could have replaced it with another used Hexar. I also needed the cash from mine to finance new things.
If you were not associating RF shooting with film, wouldn't you want to go with the great new Fujis?
Tom
If you were not associating RF shooting with film, wouldn't you want to go with the great new Fujis?
Tom
PMCC
Late adopter.
See post 19 in this thread. The L has TTL meter LED read-out on the back edge of the top plate, so you can meter (and set exposure) before raising the camera to your eye. Add that to the focusing detents on the 25mm Snapshot Skopar, and you have one fast shooter. And you can probably get an L for about a C note, add another couple (at most) for the lens and VF. Also consider a T, which gives you CRF and M mount capability.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Pardon my saying this, but AF camera use contrast discrimination to determine focus distance, in general. They're not rangefinders in the conventional use of the word with respect to cameras.
The Hexar AF is a lovely performer, however. I believe I have a very nice photo book on the Irish Tinkers which was photographed entirely with one of them.
Joe, good CL bodies with working meters are not all that rare, and not all that expensive either. $300 will usually net a top notch example. They're a little more convenient than say an M4-2 with Voigtländer or Leica meter in the hot shoe, but not by much. The best thing about the CL meter is that it's a ver tightly defined limited area metering pattern, great for precision..
G
The Hexar AF is a lovely performer, however. I believe I have a very nice photo book on the Irish Tinkers which was photographed entirely with one of them.
Joe, good CL bodies with working meters are not all that rare, and not all that expensive either. $300 will usually net a top notch example. They're a little more convenient than say an M4-2 with Voigtländer or Leica meter in the hot shoe, but not by much. The best thing about the CL meter is that it's a ver tightly defined limited area metering pattern, great for precision..
G
FrankS
Registered User
That is a bit remiss of him IMO. Joe has often banged on in the past about the purity of this form being diluted by the proliferation of non RF cameras.
In the final wash he has turned out to be one of the worst offenders!
I will point out to the powers that be that I have several rangefinders ... and I think I'd quite enjoy being a mod!
Support Keith for moderator!
thegman
Veteran
If you want a built in meter and a good price, can't go too far wrong with either a Bessa R2/3/4 or a Bessa T if you're OK with the whole external finder thing.