Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -- With the addition of a Leica 1:1 aux 50 mm. VF(or one of the cheaper V/C clones). a IIIf is a perfectly functional camera. Don't forget that the magnified rangefinder is still more accurate than any M model other than the M3. My IIIf with a collapsible Summicron is my favorite 35 mm camera. (I almost said favorite camera, but I vacillate between the IIIf and my Rollei f2.8E as all time favorite). Bob Marvin At 8:05 PM -0800 11/15/02, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Hi Win, > > My own experience with a IIIf was that after the initial period of > fascination with the beautiful workmanship had faded, I got fed up with > having to squint through a tiny viewfinder window when composing, and a > separate rangefinder window to focus. My advice is that unless you are > really sure that you want to get into screw mount Leicas, you will be > far better off with an M3 or M2, and you can still have a 50-year old > camera if you wish. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html