• 08-26-2012 10:17 PM #0
    summicron1
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    what paul gougiere said -- there were a very few that meet all your requirements, but they tend to be rather old and collectible and not really as good a users as you might hope -- really, in the ease of use department, the Rolleis were really better than most -- the earlier retinas would be my recommendation also, the ones without a rangefinder because it takes up too much room, find one of the earlier ones with a 3.5 schneider lens and the film counter that still works...(they often don't on later models, at least in my experience) --

    the IIIc is nice, but at this age the meters are not to be considered reliable.

    but on the retinas, on all but the final III-C (big C) which had a bright frame, those the viewfinder is iffy, nothing wrong, just small and not really accurate and hard to use -- really, viewfinder technology has made huge leaps which is another reason to look at a CL or XA.

    just use the ASA setting on the XA to balance the lens and shutter speeds to match what you want. Save urself a lot of hassle
    Last edited by summicron1; 08-26-2012 at 10:50 PM. Click to view previous post history.
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