A SOLUTION FOR THE BUDGET MINDED
(At least those of us who can't budget for either a 3 or 4ti)
Intall a OM 2 series screen or a Beattie in your ON -1n or 2n (or 1 or 2)
and you will experience Dawids revalation too.
Happy with my 1 & 2 "twos"
Rick
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> I've been using a pair of Leica M6 bodies with 35mm and 50mm lenses for a
> while now. Haven't touched my OM-4T bodies in months.
>
> I know the popular notion is that RF cameras are great for wideangles, but
> I
> agree with Dawid that they're not. Leicas have built in finders set up for
> 28mm or 35mm as the widest focal length (depending on the model you have
> and
> what finder options you got), so you need accessory finders for wider
> lenses. This is a pain because you have to look through the normal finder
> to
> focus using the rangefinder, then switch to the accessory finder to compose
> the photo. For wider lenses, I think an SLR is best and as Dawid said, the
> 2-series focusing screens in an OM-4T or 3T are incredible.
>
> I actually think that 50mm is the ultimate rangefinder lens. The framelines
> float in the middle of a large finder allowing you to easily see what's
> going on outside the frame, and the projected framelines make it easier for
> me to line up horizontal and vertical lines in buildings to allow me to
> hold
> the camera level, something I have a hard time with sometimes with SLRs.
>
> The REAL difference between the OM-4T/3T system and the Leica though is
> shutter release lag. The mirror in the OM-4/4T/3/3T/2sp bodies is
> excruciatingly slow moving. I find it near impossible to capture fleeting
> candid moments with my OM bodies, and have missed literally thousands of
> shots because of it. The Leica fires INSTANTLY and it has improved my
> street/candid type photography a million times. Other SLRs are not as bad
> as
> the Oms; I have an old Nikon F4 and its near as fast as a Leica, maybe as
> fast. I have no trouble shooting street with it, but the damned thing is
> HUGE and HEAVY. The Leicas are huge and heavy enough compared to the OMs,
> I'm not willing to carry anything bigger. The Shutter lag issue is really
> the main thing keeping me using my Leicas over my OM-4T bodies now. Its
> revolutionized my work in a way I never guessed possible, and I normally
> don't think gear matters that much. The rangefinder has a lot of
> limitsations. It sucks for wides as Dawid said and it sucks for long
> lenses.
> I really think my Leicas work best for 50mm and good/ok for 35mm but that's
> it. Within that limitation, they can deliver fast action shots better than
> anything.
>
>
>
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> 260-424-0897
>
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>
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>
>
>
> On 7/9/10 1:58 PM, "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 09 Jul 2010, at 7:37 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> >
> >>> For a while there, I really though life couldn't get better than an
> >>> OM-1
> >>> for my needs (an all-manual camera) but boy was I wrong. And it's
> >>> actually got nothing to do with the multi-spot metering.
> >>
> >> 1/2000, right?
> >
> > 1/2000s is great, yes. But oh my, that viewfinder... There are many
> > subtle differences between the design of the OM-1/2 viewfinder and
> > the OM-3/4. OM-1/2 is bigger, yes. But oh my, the 3Ti/4Ti has the most
> > gorgeous, accurate-focusing, flare-free, bright, crisp viewfinder
> > ever made by man.
> >
> > And yes, I have looked through a Leica R8/R9 viewfinder before.
> > A 3Ti/4Ti with 2-series screen offers a viewfinder experience which
> > is superior in every way for composition and focusing to any other
> > camera, including rangefinder cameras. It's simply... amazing.
> >
> > I find it funny how one is supposed to be "more accurate" /
> > "quicker focusing" with wide angles and a rangefinder, but
> > my 21mm F2 with this viewfinder is simply apparently as bright
> > as what the subject seems with the naked eye. It's completely
> > unbelievable. And the "feel" one develops for the focusing through
> > the ultra-high-resolution focusing screen simply opens possibilities
> > not possible with any rangefinder.
> >
> > I know I seem very Anti-rangefinder, but I was seriously, seriously
> > considering an M-series rangefinder with a fast 24mm or 21mm as my
> > "definitive" 35mm film camera. I tried some out. Verdict: There is
> > simply no comparison, a 3Ti is superior in every respect except for
> > greater noise and viewfinder blackout. Those are, simply put, the only
> > reasons to use a rangefinder in my opinion.
> >
> > The Olympus Wides, especially the 21mm F2, are smaller, more versatile,
> > vignette less, and 95% optically as good as the Leica M lenses. For
> > hand-held photography, you will never see a technical difference.
> >
> > The 3Ti has imparted a kind of "ultimate pleasure" in terms of the
> > OM system to me. I am re-discovering the wonder of the lenses as I
> > can now, for the first time, truly "see" the excellence and the
> > character of the lenses through this wonderful viewfinder.
> >
> >
> >> With auto-exposure, life is a lot simpler and easier. But how a manual
> >> camera affects me directly is I am constantly monitoring the light and
> >> seeing what it is doing. This greater awareness of light is
> >> translating into better pictures because I end up seeing things I
> >> normaly don't see. Let me try to explain:
> >>
> >> 1. Photographer with auto-everything camera sees subject. Photographer
> >> with auto-everything camera photographs subject.
> >>
> >> 2. Photographer with manual camera sees subject. Photographer with
> >> manual camera sees light. Photographer with manual camera uses light
> >> as part of the composition which usually requires relocation and/or
> >> exposure modification. Photographer photographs subject with improved
> >> light.
> >
> >
> > 3. Photographer learns that if he uses an incident light meter all the
> > time,
> > he gets 100x better at "reading the light" (and ultimately no longer
> > needing a light meter for 95% of situations) than what any in-camera
> > meter
> > will teach him :-)
> >
> > all the best, Ken -
> >
> > Dawid
>
>
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