I’ve owned both a iiic and my current iiif. In truth, the rangefinder viewfinder location becomes second nature after a short period of regular use. I find the Barnack Leicas delightful in the hand. One of my best photography memories is having shot several rolls of film during a 10 hour self directed walking tour of Paris some twenty years ago.
https://www.photo.net/gallery/311283#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1 Paul > On Jun 23, 2021, at 9:08 AM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > > No I'm talking about where the viewfinder and rangefinder windows are > located on the /back/ of the camera. They are separate and IIRC not all that > easy to shift ones view from rangefinder to viewfinder. Quick focus and > compose in my memory problematic. I find it a lot easier to shift from the > focus window to viewfinder window on the Kodak Medalist, who's ergonomics > could best be described as; "Ergonomics, what's that?" > > I'm talking about the IIIc not the much better M3. > > Leica IIIcs also not particularly rare. I think they were one of the most > produced Leicas, when I was looking into getting the shutter repaired, it was > actually less expensive to get a copy with a working shutter than get the > jammed shutter fixed. Probably still is since I checked prices and they often > sell for well less than $500 US on ebay, usually, unless they're in extremely > nice condition, less than $300. > > On 6/23/2021 3:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: >>>> On 23 June 2021 at 01:15 "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> .....the viewfinder and rangefinder >>> windows are too far apart....... >> Are you talking just about aesthetics? The further apart the windows are, >> the smaller the effect on accuracy at longer distances and from slop in >> linkages. I don't know if there is an inverse effect on accuracy at shorter >> distances. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
