of course rangefinder are very pleasant too... and much easier to focus if
you wear glasses...
It 's another philosophy... sometimes I use my OM's (3), sometimes I play
with my collection of old things... from a minolta himatic 7s (my first ...
when I was 12...) to some special odditys (Kiev contax... Leningrad... yes
they work... and some of the lenses are very good... or -very- old Leica
2f... ) ... but I also use a contax G2 (a very special tool... with
wonderful lenses but the autofocus rangefinder is very tricky to use, you
never know when your in focus or out, think I'll make an exchange with an
hexarRF or with a L....M6) ...
In short, it depends on the work you want to do... rangefinders are
wonderful in low light... quiet situation, ... SLR are better for special
lenses and macro or when focus/ out of focus pictures are needed... Ideal
should be to have both around... rangefinder with 35, slr with 85 or 100
(and a 24 in the pocket)....
A good way to try rangefinder is the kiev contax solution... very wide
rangefinder base (twice the leica...) and very good lenses... (85mm
Jupiter/sonnar for instance) ... and it's cheap.... (just bought one in
estonia as new with a working meter... for 75 DM with lenses)... just for
fun...
like good old OMs... think first, shoot after...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henrik Dahl" <hdahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Rangefinder?
> Thanks
> I think I'll have to find one to try out to really understand the
> "width" (bad pun intended) of it.
>
> Henrik Dahl
>
>
> > Could someone explain the Rangefinder philosophy/technique in simple
> >> phrases ;-)
> >> I know what they look like and so, but what's good/bad/special with
them?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Henrik Dahl
> >
> >From my understanding, the rangefinder basically has a few prisms in it;
you
> >look out the viewfinder window, and it has a picture of the image you
want
> >to take a picture of, and then another image though the lens as well.
When
> >the two come together, then your picture is in focus. The problem is,
> >unlike an SLR, you always get the same view, it's not in correct
perspective
> >with respect to the mm of the lens like an SLR. In an SLR, basically
> >WYSIWYG. In a Rangefinder, it's not true.
> >
> >The advantages are; like a Leica M6 for example, because there is no
mirror
> >flap, it's very steady, it's also very quiet. Also, due to the lack of a
> >mirror, it's very compact in depth, and overall size.
> >
> >albert
>
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