some bessaflex specs

2003-03-15 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Thanks to our very own Ken Takeshita I'm forwarding some specs of the Bessaflex. > http://camecame.ddo.jp/cosina/data/292.jpg > > http://camecame.ddo.jp/cosina/data/293.jpg > > The detail of Bessaflex is shown only in the PhotoExpo in Japan and the > catalogue is not available yet. > > BessaflexTM

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Nick Zentena
On March 15, 2003 09:36 pm, frank theriault wrote: > Nice! > > I hate to nit-pick (and I'm not usually a nit-picker ), but it would be > nice if the ISO range went up to 3200, but it ain't a big deal... > > 60,000 yen, eh? Anyone know what that's likely to be in US (or better yet) > Canadian dolla

RE: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread J. C. O'Connell
$400? That's way too much over the price of a near mint spotmatic IMHO. JCO > -Original Message- > From: Nick Zentena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:49 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: some bessaflex specs > > > On M

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Nick Zentena
On March 16, 2003 07:52 am, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > $400? > > That's way too much over the price of a near mint > spotmatic IMHO. IMHO it's both too expensive and too cheap at that price. Too expensive for those looking for a cheap body to mount old lenses on. Too cheap for collectors

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread walfrido
More or less 510.00 US dollars... Walfrido - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:36 PM Subject: Re: some bessaflex specs > Nice! > > I hate to nit-pick (and I'm not

RE: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Nick Zentena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On March 16, 2003 07:52 am, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > $400? > > > > That's way too much over the price of a near mint > > spotmatic IMHO. > > > IMHO it's both too expensive and too cheap at that > price. T

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread KT Takeshita
On 03.3.16 10:57 AM, "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is that list price? Yes, Ken

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nick Zentena wrote: Too cheap for > collectors or others looking at the camera for non-photographic reasons. Why would anyone collect a clone? Like the Bessa like cone, this is strictly a user, and probably not as good a user as a Spotmatic. I've purchased four Spotties on ebay in the last four

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Nick Zentena
On March 16, 2003 01:29 pm, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Why would anyone collect a clone? Like the Bessa like cone, this is > strictly a user, and probably not as good a user as a Spotmatic. I've > purchased four Spotties on ebay in the last four years, and they're all > very nice. Two have had CLAs

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Jim Apilado
g. I just worry about the electronics, that when something goes out I may not be able to have it fixed. Jim A. > From: "Lukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 03:18:25 +0100 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > S

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Jim Apilado wrote: > > What is a trigger winder? > I would like to see an M-42 camera that is similar to the ESII so that I > could use my open aperture SMC Takumars. Spotmatic F. Best Spottie of all. Open ap metering, bulletproof, and fully manual. What more cold one ask for. The only drawbac

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-17 Thread Camdir
<< What is a trigger winder? >> I believe this refers to the LeicaVit base mounted winder. A bit of a curiousity. Kind regards Peter Blake

Re: some bessaflex specs

2003-03-17 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> << What is a trigger winder? >> > > I believe this refers to the LeicaVit base mounted winder. Yes. > A bit of a > curiousity. > Maybe, but it seems a wonderful device when you need fast film advance that would be virtually silent. Regards, £ukasz

ES & ESII (was Re: some bessaflex specs)

2003-03-16 Thread Rfsindg
I bought an ES and really enjoyed the feel of it. I ran two rolls thru it before I recognized that meter was OK, but shutter wasn't. (Some pix were properly exposed, others were way fast.) I am having it fixed now. We'll see how it turns out. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I would