MoHawkTshirt
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What do you guys recomend for a wide angle rangefinder ?
Ill be taking bw street shots , and this will be my first rangefinder.
Ill be taking bw street shots , and this will be my first rangefinder.
wide angle rangefinder ?
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Bessa R4A or R4M with a 21mm, 25mm or 28mm lens?
petebown
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A cheaper option would be a Bessa L and an external VF.
I use an R2A, but find using 25mm and 15mm a pain as I have to meter through one viewfinder and view through the other. I'm considering buying a Bessa L for these two lenses. Metering is much easier as the LEDs are on the back of the camera. I would go for an R4A/M but can't afford it and want to save my pennies for a Leica.
I use an R2A, but find using 25mm and 15mm a pain as I have to meter through one viewfinder and view through the other. I'm considering buying a Bessa L for these two lenses. Metering is much easier as the LEDs are on the back of the camera. I would go for an R4A/M but can't afford it and want to save my pennies for a Leica.
MoHawkTshirt
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Wow 600 =[. Something more economical ?
ZeissFan
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If you want to forego focusing, there is always the $9.95 Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim. All plastic with a surprisingly good 22mm lens.
Otherwise, I would agree with the Bessa-L + a wide angle lens. I would zone focus. The depth of field of a 25mm or a 15mm lens is quite large. It's not a rangefinder, however. In fact, the Bessa-L doesn't even have a viewfinder.
I bought a 15mm Heliar and a Bessa-L off Gandy about eight years ago. Nice combo. Total cost was about $325, I think.
Otherwise, I would agree with the Bessa-L + a wide angle lens. I would zone focus. The depth of field of a 25mm or a 15mm lens is quite large. It's not a rangefinder, however. In fact, the Bessa-L doesn't even have a viewfinder.
I bought a 15mm Heliar and a Bessa-L off Gandy about eight years ago. Nice combo. Total cost was about $325, I think.
