Hi Chris! Well - I have a somewhat similar inventory but my conclusions are developing to a different direction from yours. I have slimmed my Pentax gear to MZ-S and ME with a selection of lenses. In addition I have a Leica M6 with 5 lenses (including 4.5/15 and 1.7/35 Voigtlanders - and the 1.7/35 Voigtlander is noticeably sharper than the old version of 1.4/35 Summilux I had). Now when I have owned the 3.5-4.5/24-90 IF & AL Pentax lens, I tend to use it and the MZ-S all the time and leave other gear home. I use the Leica very little and I am thinking about selling it (maybe not) or getting the much cheaper Voigtlander Bessa R. And I do miss the MZ-5n for its un-complexity but I do not miss my LX. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Chris Niesmertelny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 23. hein�kuuta 2002 1:07 Aihe: Pentax vs Voigtlander Bessa >No, it's not a test between the two. I've essentially whittled down my >collection to 6 cameras, on the Pentax side the LX, ZX-5n, and an SV >screwmount (additionally, a Chinon CE-4), and a Bessa R and L. > >I'd be interested in knowing if any of you in the PDML have a similar set up >and how you feel about using your equipment. I have to say, and I don't >want to sound sacrilegious, but my CV equipment has been used far more >regularly (save for a recent vacation to Nova Scotia - only Pentax equipment >used). > >One area where there is, from my perspective, more opportunity for the >Voigtlander is in people photography. I took 4 rolls at a recent Jazz >festival with the Bessa R and my subjects actually smiled at me, a far cry >from the ZX-5n which I brought to a street fair a month or so ago and people >where actually running to get out of view. Of course, I went to Old Timer's >day at Yankee Stadium, and the LX and 200mm M was the only choice to capture >Reggie Jackson and his speech at his induction to Monument Park. > >I've been very impressed with the glass on the CV, owning the very nice 35mm >f2.5 Classic, the great (TINY!) little 15mm and the 25mm I bought with the >Bessa L. I use a Russian 50mm that serves it's purpose, and a Russian 85mm >that is more than serviceable. > >Obviously, there's no macro, depth of field, multiple exposure capabilities >with the CV stuff, but the Bessas have increased the fun quotient and are >much smaller. The LX meter is something beyond the capabilities of most >cameras ever made, but then I don't use the Bessas in the same way, when >critical exposures are necessary. > >I guess for me I've found the perfect companion set up to the LX etc. Both >kits seem to complement each other, and there's sometimes clearly a "Bessa" >opportunity and a "Pentax" opportunity. > >Best regards, >Chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
