Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] new user
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 19:08:28 -0700
References: <B9245100.833D%marho@ikp.liu.se>

I switched to a Bessa-T, from a IIIa, for that very reason. It has a
meter, bright rangefinder, high X-sync., and a contemporary back. In my
case, once used up, it's a throw away. No need for sentimentalism with
any of the CV cameras.
Slobodan Dimitrov


Martin Howard wrote:
>   Sure, we can wax romantic about the glory
> of screwmounts all we like, but the fact of the matter is that they're a
> gigantic pain in the arse to load, expensive to repair, likely to need
> repair (or at least CLA) right after being bought, don't have a built in
> meter, possess a viewfinder which is about as bright as the average garden
> snail, and are more likely to provide you with a real education in anger
> management than anything to do with photography.
> 
>
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