03-07-2012
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santela is offline
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I have the M7 and Hexar RF, so I got the R4M for reliability, but I do miss the A since I shoot quite a bit of slides.
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03-07-2012
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I suppose one advantage of the A is that intermediate shutter speeds are available.
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04-08-2012
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A in M mode
Can't remember, but when the A is set on manual, the viewfinder shows the set shutter speed as well as a blinking one indicating where the exposure should be.
Is this the way the Ikon works as well?
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04-08-2012
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I went with the R2A. I wanted the mix of wide, standard and telephoto framelines to obtain lenses for later. Presently I have a Jupiter 8 fro 50mm and a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 classic. I felt it covered all my desires better than the other models.
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04-13-2012
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#30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by froyd
Can't remember, but when the A is set on manual, the viewfinder shows the set shutter speed as well as a blinking one indicating where the exposure should be.
Is this the way the Ikon works as well?
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Yes, it is. |
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04-13-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stillshunter
Thanks all. I'm this much closer to my mind being made up.
1. I'd prefer the 1:1 VF and more accurate focusing with a normal lens - so the R3.
2. Looks like for the price and purpose, especially considering the warranty (3 years sounds good!) that the R3A is a sensible option.
Now to avoid Dante's Hexar reviews and all talk of "you'd be better of with an M3"  Neither of which should matter as I'm almost set on lens number #1 being the Nokton 40/1.4. So just the CL and CLE left to avoid then.... |
Do you wear glasses? The 40 framelines on the R3* are out on the edge of the vf and hard to see; that was my experience and why I sold my R3A. Otherwise, it's a great camera, and the AE and metering is really good.
If I were to buy another Bessa R* to use with a 40 as my main lens, I'd get an R2* and frame w/ the 35 framelines. YMMV.
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05-10-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CameraQuest
The R3A is more popular only because today more people are used to using AE cameras,
not mechanical.
As my page on the R2M / R3M explains
http://cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm
I personally prefer the mechanical cameras.
"All of that said, on a personal note I have to say that I prefer classic mechanical cameras over electronic cameras. So my pick would be the R2M or R3M over the R2A or R3A. I just like the sound of mechanical shutter camera better, as well as preferring the classic metering readout."
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But also the R3A came out first. So it had a head start on sales. |
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