The Pocket Rangefinder

[taffer]

I tried an XA once and had real problems not to put my fingers all over the lens, too small for me

But now...

Originally Posted by Jacob

The Bessa T with a small 35 or 28 and the mini finder fits in larger pockets but feels like a "real" camera in Your hands. It is a little bit larger than old bottom loaders but it is lighter, and it has a meter and a super accurate rangefinder.

Hear hear !!! Many times I don't even use a finder at all and that makes it even more compact.

[lubitel]

Is rollei 35-s scale focus or rangefinder?

[Beniliam]

Is scale focus like the Minox, Lubitel

[FPjohn]

Hello:

A 111b with a 25mm Skopar is my pocket camera. 'Would love to have a Contax T!

yours
Frank

[ruben]

Olympus 35rc, although recently I read at RFF about the Revue, with bigger apperture that the 35rc's f/2.8

Cheers,

Ruben

[sbug]

Originally Posted by JoeFriday

without hesitation I'd say my favorite pocket RF is my Contax T.. it has a 38mm Sonnar and metering that is possibly the best of any camera I own.. here's a photo of me holding mine and a couple shots I've taken

I'll agree that the Contax T would be my choice. Those are a couple of nice shots Brett but I remember yours being black not silver... Ha Ha. It's a sweet little camera. I've looked around a bit for one but they seem hard to find and not inexpensive either. For years I used the original Canon APS Elph. Not a rangefinder and not the best image quality but amazingly small and discreet.

[richard_l]

Originally Posted by fredus

Rollei 35S ... Couldn't be happier. Way better than Olympus XA. I can do 3200. YEs sir !!

Fred

The dial only goes to 1600 on my 35S.

Anyhow, I don't enjoy using cameras which are only "good" instead of "excellent."

The XA is good. The Rollei 35 (Sonnar and Tessar), Contax T, and Minilux are excellent, IMO.

[JoeFriday]

Originally Posted by sbug

I'll agree that the Contax T would be my choice. Those are a couple of nice shots Brett but I remember yours being black not silver... Ha Ha. It's a sweet little camera. I've looked around a bit for one but they seem hard to find and not inexpensive either. For years I used the original Canon APS Elph. Not a rangefinder and not the best image quality but amazingly small and discreet.

hey, are you calling me a liar! why I oughtta...

but yeah, my BLACK Contax T has an amazingly sharp lens.. I sold my Oly Stylus Epic after comparing its results to the Contax

now I need to find a pocketable digicam with comparable image quality and very little shutter delay

[Beniliam]

now I need to find a pocketable digicam with comparable image quality and very little shutter delay

See the Fuji F11... Brett. Have low noise at 800 -1600 (for this type of compact camera) and have very low shutter lag... But no viewfinder...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092901fuji_f11.asp

http://gallery.leica-users.org/f11evaluation

...

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by FrankS

My CL has a wonky meter. Thinking about removing the meter ganglia so I can collapse a lens into it, for a compact outfit.

I took some measurements and did some tests a month or two ago. One apparently *can* safely use a CL body with a collapsed 50mm f2 folding Summicron. There's at least .150" clearance between the meter arm's most forward part and the lens's most rearward part while collapsed and backed-in, if I remember correctly.


Got a dial caliper?

[Biggles]

Oh, and my favorite pocket rangefinder?

CL with Leitz 40.

[back alley]

nice shot biggie!

[JoeFriday]

Originally Posted by Beniliam

See the Fuji F11... Brett. Have low noise at 800 -1600 (for this type of compact camera) and have very low shutter lag... But no viewfinder...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092901fuji_f11.asp

http://gallery.leica-users.org/f11evaluation

...

thanks for the suggestion, Beni.. that's actually at the top of my list already.. altho it's unclear whether the F11 will be sold in the US.. but the F10 is already here and very popular.. the difference between the two being that the F11 has manual controls.. which would be a nice bonus, but I'm not sure I'd need it on a P&S digital

[paulfitz]

I shot a lot with the F10 - great pocket digicam and great black and white mode at wide angle. Soft at tele. Here's a b&w sample.

[JoeFriday]

very impressive, paul!

[paulfitz]

Thanks! It was a fun camera while it lasted. You know those short-term digital love affairs. :-)

I am waiting for my scanner to arrive to post some G1 and Canonet shots from the same area. The biogon would kill this one!

[Beniliam]

Brett the F11 have semi automatic program. You can always see other alternatives like the Z2

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec..._finepixz2.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101001fuji_z2.asp Its beutiful machine, and have an internal lens!
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/re...2/09/2857.html (Impressive new Red type Ferrari model) Olympus have the license of the mark ...

Im very interest in this new P&S models... Ricoh I think, dissapoint us with the new GRD...

[Alec]

I used to have a Ricoh GR1s - lovely body, excellent 2.8/28 lens. One of the very few cameras I ever bought new. Ultimately shutter lag and winding noise led me to sell it. The flash is useless indoors too (helps for fill-in).
But the form factor is ideal (slimmer than a film canister on 3/4 of the width) and ergonomics are fine (for an AF P&S).
If you like 28mm, don't mind the whining winding and have a bigger wallet than your pocket (they don't come cheap, even used), try one.

The bespectacled should avoid the first release (plain GR1) as it tends to scratch glasses.

[kvanderlaag]

My Agfa Karat IV is a pretty sweet pocket cam. I really like how nice and sharp the lens is. My particular example has a sluggish RF unit, though.

[Iggy]

Never shoot a GR1 in a church. Particularly during prayer!
Imagine how lovely the GR1 would be with the XA2`s viewfinder... (wistful sigh). I think the world looks better through it whether taking piccies or not.

[bmattock]

Originally Posted by Iggy

Never shoot a GR1 in a church. Particularly during prayer!
Imagine how lovely the GR1 would be with the XA2`s viewfinder... (wistful sigh). I think the world looks better through it whether taking piccies or not.

No offense intended, but I'd not shoot a photograph in a church during services unless I had explicit permission from the priest or minister to do so and a good reason besides.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

[Andy K]

The permanent fixture in my pocket is the QL17 GIII, but I am on the lookout for a Voigtlander VF101.

[lmd91343]

I almost always have a Zorki 1 with a collapsible I-50. It easily fits in my jacket pocket, or my hip pocket when I walk. It is also small enough to carry in my hand.

If I feel the need for speed, or metering, I take my Canonet QL17 GIII.

[PeterL]

Originally Posted by lmd91343

I almost always have a Zorki 1 with a collapsible I-50. It easily fits in my jacket pocket, or my hip pocket when I walk. It is also small enough to carry in my hand.

If I feel the need for speed, or metering, I take my Canonet QL17 GIII.

Same here, though currently with an I-22. A Summaron 35/f3.5 is on its way. For speed, I'll be adding a 50/f2.0 to my collection real soon. Metering is a small (though not tiny) hand meter. Maybe I should get the tiny Voigtländer 2 accessory shoe meter, but that's very low on my priority list.

Peter.

[MikeyGaGa]

if it is a matter of having a camera with me just it case something notable happen-the Olympus XA4(iwish I could rig abetter flash,though).

For many years a carried a Pentax MV-1 SLR with the 40/2 pancake lens..wish I still had it.
MikeyGaGa