Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not start her off with a Bessa-R, R2 or R3, think of them as entry level Leicas (and you can use the lenses on your camera too), though if you're thinking of something compact and easy to use take a look at a Yashica GX, superb fast lens 1,7/40mm, compact, excellent auto-exposure. Stephen Gandy writes about it at http://www.cameraquest.com/yash35gx.htm I believe Karen mentions it too. Douglas bruce wrote: > Hi Ken, > > This is one report of the 28: > "The Canon Canonet line of rangefinders were produced and sold from > 1961 through 1982. The low-cost Canonet 28 was produced from 1971 > through 1976. Like other Canonets, the 28 features shutter speed > priority EE, with a coupled rangefinder and parallax-corrected > framelines. > > The Canonet 28 also features aperture priority overrides for use with > the Canolite D dedicated flash. When selecting an aperture setting, > the shutter is automatically set to 1/30 sec. > > PROS: > Sharp 4 element lens > Compact size > Coupled rangefinder > > CONS: > Limited facility for manual exposure control > The EE system means the camera requires a battery to function" > > Seemingly not geared to learning about the combination of ?-stops, > speed and DOF. > > However, the GIII would seem to fulfill your wishes http:// > www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html? > CanonCanonetGIIIQL17.html~mainFrame > and look who wrote the article! > > Happy searching, > B. > > On 6-jan-2006, at 17:45, Kenneth Frazier wrote: > >> >> On Jan 6, 2006, at 8:11 AM, David Cochran wrote: >> >>> Ken, don't be shy, don't give her anything short of, lets say, an >>> M-6....;-) >>> >> >> All kidding aside, I'm seriously wondering whether or not to start >> her off with an RF rather than an SLR, say maybe a Canon Canonet 28, >> or GIII. Then, if she takes to photography, I can introduce her to >> Leica. >> >> Ken >> ----------------------------------- >> The Rev. Kenneth Frazier >> Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ >> Current Leica Photography (PAW): >> http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r >> >> Current Medium Format Photos: >> http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >