I've never owned the Singles, but I have looked through the finder. It's hard to say without having all the cameras in front of me, but I think the Spotmatic F is the brightest screwmount finder I''ve ever used. I like the Fuji 801 as well, but it's much harder to find a good one, and it may not be as durable.
> Hi Paul, thanks for commenting. > I've always wanted to try the 'F', I'll have a look > around and see what I can find. > They seem a good bit scarcer than the SP and SPII. > I have a Ricoh Singlex-TLS and like it but the finder > is a bit too dim for me. > Have you found the F's finder brighter than the Ricoh? > (if you've tried the Singlex TLS, that is.) > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 12:51 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Best M42 body? > > > > > > I've used 'em all, from Fuji and Rich to Mamiya. The all-around best, > > hands down, is the Spotmatic F. > > On Jan 15, 2005, at 1:00 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > > > A while back there was mention of some M42 > > > mount bodies with superior viewfinders. > > > I believe Fujica and Ricoh were among them. > > > What M42 bodies have you found to be the > > > best as far as viewfinder/weight/features, etc? > > > > > > TIA > > > Don > > > > > >
