Truthfully speaking, I've never used or had a rangefinder camera in my life. I feel what you're saying is quite right.
My SLRs & DSLRs get much more use these days though. I've owned over 15 rangefinders over the years.and finally pared it down to 4 with interchangeable lenses and 2 with fixed lenses.
The other issue with many rangefinders is that the ones with the best viewfinder/rangefinders may require periodic adjustments, and if you wear eyeglasses, most don't have diopter adjustments, although you can sometimes buy acessory slip on diopters. It is the lenses which really deliver the results, not so much the camera body, and they are often the most expensive part of the equation. I'd encourage you to consider alternatives to rangefinders unless you really know what you are doing and what you want.and then go for the best you can afford. Bessa bodies can be a good user as well, although not as smooth as most Leicas, but much less expensive.
FWIW, you could even add a Canon P converter B and use many uncoupled SLR lenses (Steve Gandy discusses this in some detail at ) I've successfully used a Tamron 17mm, Nikon F 20mm and Canon FD 28mm on mine.basically using hyperfocal focusing technique. Wider angle RF lenses seem to command a higher relative price than standard 50mm ones. It takes Leica screwmount lenses, so there is quite a variety out there ranging from modest to expensive. It has 35,50 & 100mm frame lines, so you would need an auxiliary 28mm finder, or the ability to move your eye slightly beyond the 35mm frame lines. A good inexpensive rangefinder for a serious beginner might be something like a Canon P, which can often be had for around $100. The FSU cameras, according to their many users, are kind of a crapshoot.sometimes in great shape, but more often needing a good CLA (think extra costs).
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What you seem to be looking for is a little beyond the golden age of rangefinder cameras.most of which didn't have built in meters and were fully manual in operation, not aperture priority. I'd like your suggestions or experiences if you have owned these cameras?, specially for a beginner like me. But i prefer if it can be even cheaper than that below 200$ would be ideal with a 28mm lens. It seems to me, Contax g1 seem to fit my bill (i can get lens and body around 380$ on ebay). Minolta cle (too expensive)/ Minolta hi-matic (is it really a range finder?)īessa R4M/Bessa R2 (R4M seems best, since it has frame lines for 28mm and 35mm)Ĭontax g1 (i like the 28mm biogon lens, but too many electronics.) Yashica 35 electro (can't consider since it's fixed lens with 35mm, i want 28 mainly and need interchangeable) I have researched quite a bit seen the suitable beginner level film range finders are: Also since i mainly look to shoot 28mm and 35mm, i will need frame lines for those. I need following qualities: aperture priority, less electronics and more intuitive, a good study feeling is also important, in built light meter would be nice too, and I'm not so sure yet about buying a separate range finder or better to get a coupled range finder. I'd highly prefer to start shooting with an old one with a very low price and first give it a try if i really like the idea before spending too much money. But I'm on a budget(I'm a student and has fuji x-t 1).
I like manual focus, and my favorite focal lengths (i'm planning to shoot with this camera are mainly 28mm or sometimes 35mm). Hello all, I'm looking to get a film range finder mainly to shoot cityscapes and photo-journalistic things.
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