Thanks John. I haven’t been there since 2001, about a year after shooting these.
Paul > On Jun 23, 2021, at 7:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Great gallery Paul - so evocative of Paris as I knew it. I'm told it's all > changed in the years since I was last there (2005). > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 11:26 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT I briefly owned a Leica > > 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. > -- > %(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.
