I Miss my Viewfinder !

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On 5/20/2011 5:45, Neil Harrington wrote:
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All of which seems moot, since who is still using Leicaflexes anyway?

Me (among others).

Well, I guess there must be plenty of Leicaflexes to go around for those who
still want to use them.


Actually, they get snatched up pretty quickly.
Care to bet how popular 40 year old digicams will be?


I can see enjoying ownership of such a camera as a collector thing. Recently
I've bought a few older Nikons (FE, FE2 and FA) for that reason. The FE
especially appeals to me largely because it reminds me of my very first
Minolta SLR, an XE7, which remained a favorite long after I sold it. While I
owned a large number of Minoltas after that, increasingly more advanced
technologically, the XE7 was really the only one I've been sorry I sold. It
was simply an elegant camera. Now I'm happy to have FEs because they are at
least as elegant as the XE7 was, and a better machine in every way. I expect
to keep the best two or three FEs and sell the others.

I will eventually put a roll of film or so through them as well, more out of
curiosity than anything else. I cannot imagine ever going back to film
seriously. I mean, why would anyone want to do that?


Film: because I like it.
Also, I like the idea of my pictures being around for far longer than a
few media MTBFs.
I suppose you'd never, ever consider making a table out of wood (how
retro!) or cook a meal using fresh ingredients (frozen's just as good,
isn't it?).


I certainly wouldn't want to give up either system for the limitations of a
Leicaflex. I like to have a lot of information in the viewfinder; this may
be of much less importance to you. Different strokes, etc.

And what exactly *are* the limitations of a Leicaflex (agreed that you
have to wait until film is developed to see the result, can't shoot
1000s of pictures in a few minutes, can't AF, etc. - though strangely
enough 99.9% of the World's greatest pictures have been taken with those
limitations).

Just what vital info do you believe *is* missing from a Leicaflex
viewfinder? "Baby mode on"? HDR? Face recognition??? ;-)

Well, an EVF can superimpose a histogram for one thing.