On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
I'd disagree on the R8/R9, I find them to be among the worst handling pro SLR's I've tried (the older R's are worse, but really are mid-range bodies, not Pro bodies), the RTSIII is much nicer IMHO.
Matter of opinion for sure. The R8-R9 fits my hands perfectly and I never needed to even look at a manual to understand every control. I had an RTS III for a short bit and never got friendly with it.
The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms.
I wear glasses, I don't care about non-glasses wearers. ;-) Most of the supposedly wonderful viewfinders ... like the MX and OM-1... have too much magnification and too little eye relief for glasses wearers. The HP finder is the *best* viewfinder on any SLR I've own, except for the R8/R9, other than the fact that it's 100% coverage vs the 97% coverage of the Leica.
The F3's in-finder meter readout isn't my favorite ... the FM2n's meter readout remains my favorite of all of my SLRs, just enough info and nothing more ... but it never really bothered me.
Again, all a matter of opinion. It's great there are so many good choices out there.
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