Analog film photography and cameras

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Föhn in reply to @salad

Have you looked at the koni omega rapid or the mamiya universal?
Both are medium format rangefinders that are affordable and have good glass.

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salad in reply to @Föhn

(..edited post so there's an image on the top of the page. I shot a SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 alongside a Nikon 1:1.4 with same film, settings / develeoped in the same tank etc. - long story short I can't tell much of a difference)

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Thanks for your input as well Föhn.

Yes I have seen these. Very nice cameras, but not for me; they're too heavy and bulky in the long run.

At the moment I'm trying to convince myself of giving square format (and mirror inverted focussing, ha) another chance - I do have an old Rolleicord here, with a nice 75mm / 1:3.5 Xenar, it's not exacly slim as it's a classic TLR design - but it's less than 900g which is totally within the limits.
It's just that these "budget Rolleicords" have a really really dim focussing screen - going out with this on a cloudy day in winter you have a hard time telling what's what really).
So might invest in a better screen for this maybe..

Anyone on here upgraded a dim screen with one from Rick ?

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Föhn in reply to @salad

I've replaced the screen in my minolta autocord with a maxwell screen. It's a plain screen without a split image or micro prisms, but it works great with the focus magnifier. The screen is bright and it just pops in to focus. Doesn't feel slower then getting a 35mm slr in to focus.

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