On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:07 -0500, "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, if you want to go old school, go /old/ school. Get a Kodak Retina > IIa. Great walking around camera, you can find good users for $25. > > They have relatively reliable shutters reasonably good combined > rangefinder/viewfinders and a clam shell folding mechanism that while a > bit quirky allows them to be very pocket-able. > > They used to be called the poor man's Leica. Hell I've used a Leica > IIIc and Kodak Retina IIa and much preferred the Kodak.
I think lots of cameras have been tagged with the 'poor man's Leica' motto. I've certainly heard the Canonet, Konica Auto S2 and Yashica Electro 35 referred to in that way. I have one of the latter - it's certainly an impressive beast but having never used any Leica, I can't say if it deserves the tag. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > The only issues you might have are that the cocking rack is held in by a > set screw that loosens up and lets the rack become too mangled to work. > I think MicroTools still sells a replacement for a not impossible home > repair. The other is it's a meter less camera. But hell you wanted to > learn more about film exposure, (trust me you really do), who needs a > meter. > > On 12/24/2010 9:45 AM, Nick David Wright wrote: > > I have been using nothing but my 50mm (shooting film) for more than a > > year now. Not something I made a conscious commitment to do, it's just > > how I find I shoot anymore. > > > > I would love to have a rangefinder for my walk-around camera. But, > > like you, budgetary constraints prevents me, though I've been looking > > real hard at the old Olympus XA or Canonet. > > > > Also glad you're sticking with the group. > > > > ~nick > > > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Andrew Allen<[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> First, let me say thank you to those who e-mailed me with suggestions > >> on how to enjoy this mailing list and send some specific messages > >> straight to the circular file. That being said, I suppose one must > >> have a thick skin when dealing with any 'open' internet forum. > >> > >> Back to photography, I was wondering if anyone has the same affliction > >> I do; that is, using certain focal lengths almost exclusively. I find > >> that 90% of my needs are covered by the rough range of 24mm - 85mm > >> (this being a 35mm equivalent range). That is wide through portrait - > >> clearly, I don't do any birding or serious sports work. Recently, I > >> had a friend told me I should try out a RF for my needs - of course > >> I'd love an M9 - but I've yet to win the lottery. Any thoughts on > >> this focal length constriction, and the use of a RF for street > >> shooting versus a DSLR? > >> > >> -- > >> Andrew Allen > >> Freelance Photographer and Writer > >> www.andrewallenphoto.com > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- 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.
