Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jem Kime wrote: > > Robert, > I managed to buy one of these cameras from a friend in Japan who ordered 3! > They are dissappointing, the quality seems rather poor, way off Minolta CLE > and the Konica standards, perhaps inferior to the 'Voigtlander' too. > The leds in the viewfinder are all but invisible unless eye squinting is > carried out and the background is appropriately suitable. > However it does have a cute 50's 'retro' look and does offer a 1:1 > viewfinder, the frame lines are slightly fuzzy though. It feels > insubstantial but then it wasn't that expensive. > > best wishes, > > Jem ><Snip> > are the Voigtlaender Bessa-L, and the Yasuhara T981, All this plastic! The world seems to think we Leicanuts want a Holga to put our ASPH's on. I'd rather put the Holga plastic lens on my Leica! But I'll settle for a screw mount adaptor to put on an old uncoated whale oiled Leica lens... Should have all the extra flavour anyone would want... All the overtones... All the noise. Mark Rabiner