Focussing is definitely an issue for me with respect to rangefinders - Mind you - they do lend themselves quite easily to "slow" street action - by saying this I mean; the time to focus (or at least get used to focussing) with a range finder usually results in "missed" shots if you're trying to nail fast action photos.
That being said, rarely do you see someone using a rangefinder for "fast action" (at least not to my knowledge), but the Contax G2 is considered a rangefinder and is autofocus with a top speed of 1/6000 second in auto mode so it could feasibly be used for action - the titanium casing sort of takes away from the "discreetness" of the camera though. Ideally the Canonet GIII QL17 is perfect - as Frank has stated "why would a 'pro' use that type of camera" - thereby putting the subjects in the frame at ease and allowing for nice, quiet, people watching :) Cheers, Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 07:43:08 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax vs Voigtlander Bessa Hi, Paul, I too have a Yashica Electro 35, and it's a wonderful camera, especially for what I paid. Extremely sharp and fast lens! But I, too found it slow to use, especially focusing. Part of the problem was the rather dim (in my body at least) rangefinder "patch" (or whatever you call it). Another part of the problem is that there's no dof scale on the lens. I guess my ultimate point is that a rangefinder can be ~very~ fast to use with small aperture, and hyperfocus. Much faster than focusing either manually or auto-focus. But hyperfocus is not so easy without a dof scale... regards, frank "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > In 2000 and 2001, I acquired a stable of fixed-lens Yashica and Konica > rangefinders and began using them as my go-everywhere cameras. The results > were quite satisfactory. But I never got the knack for focusing quickly, > and by the time I'd get my subject in focus, he or she would see me > fiddling and ask me to stop. > > Also, exposure compensation was not easy, requiring a turn of the > difficult-to-reach ISO dial. Compensation is, however, easier on other > fixed-lens RFs. > > I've sold off all but one RF, a Yashica Electro GL (40/1.7, 6 elements in 4 > groups, ISO 1600 dial). It's very sharp even at f/2. I use it solely to get > great, vibration-free, available-light backstage shots at school plays and > other indoor events. But even for this, I'm using my SLRs more, because > they focus so much more quickly. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > - > 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 . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 . -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - 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 .
