> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3880789972 > Don
The Japanese made some lovely RF's in the 60's and 70's, and they seem to be available for next to nothing these days. I have no experience with that one, but I bet it'll take great pix.
Nice snag, Don.
cheers, frank
I understand your feeling as you already enjoy a CL.
About the RD, I must say that it is a pain to use. Its three rings (focusing, aperture and speeds) are not easy to distinguish by feel and not that easy to turn. Impossible to use this camera with thin gloves, contrary to the Canon GIII or the bigger Olympus SP.
The RD is one of the most expensive of the 70s' RFs, but prices may have gone down. It used to be well over 100$. For the price of an RD you can probably get the smaller all-mechanical RC with one of the best lens around (a non-Tessar 42/2.8) and a SP with a very contrasty 42/1.7 and a spot meter.
The three RFs are discussed here:
http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/rangfndr.html
I suspect that many if not all 40/1.7 lenses of that time were made by the same company, but I (still) have very little to support that.
Andre
