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Re: [Digital BW] Light Meters?

2002-02-08 by Scott Hendershot

I can't say what you should do with your  old body. But, I can tell you that
you will not regret owning a Contax. They are sheer joy to work with.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "mccarvill" <mark_mccarvill@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Light Meters?


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Moreno Polloni" <mp@d...>
> wrote:
>
> > All that being said, I question the practicality of trying to apply
> the Zone
> > system to a 70 year old 35mm camera. Also, unless the shutter and
> aperture
> > are calibrated and consistent, your results will be all over the
> place.
>
> Any opinion on using the zone system with lower end 35 mm cameras
> like Yashica? I bought one last summer for cheap access to the Contax
> Zeiss lens system (focusing on lens quality over mechanical
> perfection). And I always bracket.
>
> But I've already had some shutter reliability problems and have to
> send it in for repair. Should I just bite the bullet and get a Contax
> camera body? Other recommendations?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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