I consider the Kodak Medalist II a quality range finder, yet it's anything but Zen like. It's a hulking brute of a camera, almost as large as current Modern Canon "Professional" SLR and DSLR models, with a similar length lens. Yet somehow svelte compared to anything else that produces a 6x9 negative. You need big hands to hold it, (long fingers at least), and it frightens small children. It's late 1930's industrial machinery adapted to photography. I suppose it's use is Zen like in that it's a slow working camera requiring thought, as there's no rapid winding, only have 8 exposures per role, and it does take a bit of time to reload, so you better make those count. The shutter is admirably quite though, not that you'll get many candids with it. Strangely I like it quite a bit more than I do the Leica IIIc, though I really do like smaller cameras overall.
frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 6 grabs from NY and NJ recently. >> >> <http://homepage.mac.com/cottycam/PhotoAlbum8.html> >> > > I like the cat. > > I like the wires (I was in Jersey City once, and you captured it perfectly!). > > I wish I had an RD-1. Anyone who's going to compare it to a DSLR and > then say it's not worth it just "doesn't get it." It's like comparing > an old Leica M3 or M4 with the most recent film SLRs. They just don't > compare feature-for-feature. There's a "zen-like" thing with quality > rangefinders that is beyond explanation (by the likes of me, anyway). > > cheers, > frank > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
