At 03:37 PM 9/5/03, Skip Williams wrote:
I've had several Kiev's and they're an interesting camera series. It's a
copy of the earlier, pre-war Contax II and III. The one thing that irked
me was the "claw grip" necessary to use them, as the rangefinder window on
the RH side of the camera is very easy to cover with your shooting
hand. Also, I found the knurled thumbwheel focusing a hassle, especially
since most of the cameras are a bit stiff.
[snip]
One Solution:
Try keeping your index finger on the shutter release and using your middle
finger to turn the focusing wheel. This method is straight from my Contax
IIIa manual. At least with the size of my hands, it was the middle finger
that tended to block out the RF window and when I kept it on the wheel, it
no longer did that. Took a little conscious effort on my part in
remembering to operate it that way, but after a while it became habitual .
. . even if I only use it to release the infinity lock so I can quickly
rotate the lens with my left hand for fast focusing.
-- John
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