2) fiddly buttons for manual focus and manualĮxposure. Get your film back - same thing happens when your M6 rangefinder is The people that say you don't know if you've achieved focus till you Type aid, it's a darned sight more accurate than the Contax G2. That's how narrow the sensor reads, and combined with the cross-hair It much of a problem though because according to Konica (and Iīelieve them) you could accurately focus on a pencil at 3 feet, The faults of the Hexar are 1)admittedly withĪ/F you have to be darned careful where you focus on. Now use a IIIg, so I have a fairly good idea of what the strong I've owned an M4, CL, extensively used an M6 and Nearly as good (and not just my opinion, see the likes of Herbert The viewfinder is great, better than the Hexar RF or the Voigtlander, (admitted by Konica) a direct copy of the 35 Summicron (non-asph). Hexar Classic (non-interchangeable lens). If you really only need a 35mm lens the best bet (IMO) would be the Think the CL a good choice for your purpose. Understanding that a repair (preferably by Leica) may be in order, I Have several previous threads on that, worth checking out. They are good camera from what I've heard.īe informed, though, of the meter reliability problems in the CL. Otherwise, I'd just order a Bessa R and a voigt 35. Or youĬould get just the body and a 40 for around $5-600 and use the extra Give you the extra to get a good CLA from Krauter or DAG. Seen a couple different CL + 40/90 packages for $8-900 which would I love my CL much more than I everĭid my M6 (Although I'm sure I'll have another at some point). I would bet the long term reliability of theĬL is better than the V'landers. Packages are still affordable and let you get into RF for a lot less The 40 is a great all around lens and super sharp. A few simple adjustments areĪvailable but no real replacement parts. I'm sure few will agree with me but I would go for the Leica CL or I only have try it out access to a Hexar at a local camera shop so I'm looking for user's comments about the strengths and drawbacks of these combos especially concerning the viewfinders for a glasses wearer. hexar rf w/40 or v-lander 35: very limit of affordability bessar r w/35: concerns about quality of rangefinder/body CLE w/40: now overpriced out of my range? / reparability if needed? CL w/ 40: nervous about reliabilty/reparability of 30 year old camera I have about $1000 to spend and really only want/need one lens (a 35 or 40). My F3 has great viewfinder but it's about as discreet as a bazooka.
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Plus the mirror black out, the slap, etc. Needless to say this leads to a lot of "I don't remember that being in the photo" after the negs are developed. I wear glasses and can see at most 2/3 of image in the viewfinder when taking a quick shot. The scenario: Using my fe2 for street/candid photos is driving me to a RF. ) : LUSENET : Leica Photography : One Thread Thankfully it was easy to fix - just made sure the plate is now centred over the gate, and using a piece of black electrical tape stuck to the door I made a quick reference to check if the plate has moved from where it should be.Rangefinder for approx. I expect I caused the pressure plate to move when I was loading some film, or poking and prodding things as I familiarised myself with my new (and first) folding camera. The intensity of the leak varied as the exposure varied. So light was leaking into the feed roll when making an exposure (essentially pre-flashing the **next** exposure) as the pressure plate wasn't sealing properly on that side of the gate. My issue wasn't a light leak in the bellows or back - It turned out that the pressure plate had moved so it wasn't adequately keeping the film against the frame gate. I know this post is regarding a Bessa I but I thought I'd share in case anyone was experiencing something similar - it might fix their light leak issue. I put a small but powerful LED light into the extended camera, turned out the lights in my darkroom, and waited for a few minutes for my eyes to adjust. They would would vary in intensity - sometimes strong and sometimes very faint. I recently bought a Bessa II and it started to show light leaks after the first couple of rolls.