Hi Frank! It is said that the Bessa R (and R2) rangefinder is a copy of the CL�s. The extra noise comes from the meter cell semaphore retracting out of the light path. The CL is an extremely nice camera, sometimes I wish I had�n sold it. And all Voigtlander lenses fit, with adapter. I still have the instructions - in German - if you have questions contact me off list. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 23. hein�kuuta 2002 13:52 Aihe: Re: Vs: Pentax vs Voigtlander Bessa >Hi, Chris, > >Of the cameras that I use the most, my systems aren't that far from yours. > <snip> >But for street photography, as I posted last week, I just got a Leica CL with >Summicron C 40mm. Not dissimilar, I suppose, from your Bessas, except that M series >lens compatibility with the CL may be a problem with certain lenses; I've read >conflicting reports. Not that lens compatibility is really an issue at this point. >With the cost of Leica glass, I think this will basically be a one-lens camera for >quite some time. <snip> >a little thing like that, would they?" (not that I'm "serious"). Also, it's quiter >than the MX (but a bit noisier than I thought it would be). With the lens >hyper-focused to the range I need (around 4 to 25 feet) it's a focus free camera - >very easy to talk and shoot at the same time. I brought the camera to a large party >on >Saturday night, and had a blast! Blah-blah-blah, click. Blah-blah-blah, click. I'm >sure after a while, no one even noticed I was shooting. Great fun. <snip> >regards, >frank - 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 .
