Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Frank about the PME45. But they are pricey, over 1K for a used one in nice condition. I bought mine two years ago and haven't used the waist level finder since. Len On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:39 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > Warning.. there are several types of trigger thingies...... they > all fit > under the camera, and have either a lever or a cable to go from our > trigger > finger to the shutter thingie. > > Get the one you think works best.... the one with the hard > lever.....not the > cable one..... hint hint..... > > Cranks are almost impossible to find.. why?> Because since the > 500C, they > all had the crank thingie standard.... so there are few left of the > other > type.,....and they were an accessory...... > > WTF you want a meter on a Hasselblad? You ain;t got no hand held > meter? No > Lunasix? NO Zone VI Pentax modified Spotmeter? Wimp! Prepare to > part > with serious money... There was a CDS meter... NO!: There was > various > types of PM meter prisms ( a bunch, the differences between I > could never > figure out).. No!: then there was the PME90 and PME45..... modern > metering > prisms... 45degrees or 90 degrees.... YES! ( OTOH, if you had not > been such > a cheapskate and bought a real Hass3elblad, a 203 or a 2205, you > would have > your stinking meter built into the body ( and had your down payment > on a > house gone out the window)...... > Forget the waist level finder.. go buy the PME45. It has a meter, > works > from 45 degrees ( chest level) and also works on a tripod..... > > Now go get serious and stop fahrting around....... > > B*tch, b*tch, b*tch...... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information