[Leica] good deal?

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

I loved them. My WayBack PAW last year was entirely with the 801.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW+2007+and+1982/>
<http://tinyurl.com/2jk8at>

The meter is fine now and was a revolution when it came out with its  
seven (?) LEDs. They do give you fractional stop indication of your  
exposure.

And, of course, all Pentax screw mount stuff works just fine.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/

On Jan 4, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Philip F wrote:

> I just scored a black paint Fujica ST801 with 50mm f/1.4 EBC, 28mm f/ 
> 3.5 EBC SW, and 135mm f/3.5 EBC lenses for a whopping $30 at a local  
> thrift store.  So far everything looks and performs perfect with the  
> camera and 50mm lens.  The 28mm and 135 need some work since there's  
> oil on the aperture blades slowing them down a bit.
> I've read good things about the EBC lenses and the 801 seems to be a  
> very well appreciated but little known workhorse.
> Any thoughts on the quality of both the lenses and the camera?