Of course, if I had the money I'd order one in a minute with some bleedingly sharp lens.
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:31 AM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it was quiet, but it's almost impossible for a focal plane shutter to > be more quiet than a well made leaf shutter... > > > On 9/23/2012 10:20 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> I used my IIIc quite a bit and my IIIf, which is basically the same, was >> used extensively. Still use it from time to time. It's just a matter of >> getting accustomed to it. I even progressed to the point where I could load >> it while walking. A loud shutter on a Barnack Leica is a sign that a CLA and >> some lubricant is needed. They can be whisper quiet. >> Paul >> On Sep 23, 2012, at 9:35 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Yeah, well none of that seemed to bother HCB too much, did it? >>> >>> ;-) >>> >>> cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> >>> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >>> Christopher Hitchens >>> >>> --- Original Message --- >>> >>> From: "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: September 23, 2012 >>> >>> Well it's IIIc and it's controls are pretty clunky compared to well >>> almost anything else and it's range finder wasn't combined with it's >>> viewfinder which isn't really any better than a Kodak Retina IIc's and I >>> had a Kodak Retina IIc, and a Pentax so I never bothered to get better >>> with it, oh and it's shutter's noisier than the Retina's was too... >>> >>>> B >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 9/22/2012 7:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I own a Leica and I can assure you that not all the photos I have >>>>> >>>>> taken with it are sharp. >>>> >>>> [...] >>>>>> >>>>>> Ya, and you'll be able to see the King's new clothes. Regards, Bob >>>>> >>>>> S. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sometimes, perfectly sharp just isn't possible, especially on a >>>>> >>>>> Pentax rather than a Leica budget. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, so if I get a Leica my pictures will all be sharp? Zowie! -T >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >>> avoid a lengthly search. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a > lengthly search. > > > -- > 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
