No, it is a viewfinder camera. Rangefinder cameras by definition have an optical rangefinder. That means all those AF p&s cameras are not RF cameras at all. Calling them RF cameras is about the same as calling them SLR. camera, misleading to say the least.
Ciao, graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Kent Gittings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:00 AM Subject: RE: OT - Voigtlander Bessa L&R (but I mention ME Super) > Even if the camera uses separate viewfinders like early Leicas it's still a > rangefinder camera. > Kent Gittings > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris Niesmertelny > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT - Voigtlander Bessa L&R (but I mention ME Super) > > > Frank, I own the Bessa L (no rangefinder/needs an lens-specific viewfinder) > with the Snapshot Skopar 25mm f4. True, the body is plasticky, but the lens > is worth the price of the whole kit. I'll get the 15mm eventually. In > terms of shutter noise, I don't think the camera was ever intended on being > Leica-like, only Leica-ready. My ME Super is probably as quiet, maybe more > so. But it is a funky camera, good for a conversation whenever it goes out, > and not "threatening" as an SLR might be (as it is just plain goofy looking > to the general population). > > I got mine from B&H when they were having a "special", selling them for > US$129.00 (body only). > > Best regards, > > Chris > > > Frank thanked the respondents: > > Thanks for your responses. I surfed around the web a bit last night, and > much of what you three said was confirmed in various reviews. > > Turns out the body's plastic (a camera shop selling them steered me wrong). > They also seem to have variable quality from sample to sample, as some have > found them quite noisy for a rangefinder, while others haven't. > > And the lenses have been almost universally praised (plus, I guess, you can > stick old Leica screwmounts on them if you want/can afford to). > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
