Voigtlander R3M Review

learntophoto.com 's review of the Voigtlander R3M rangefinder camera.

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[gtochad]

@IceBox3 hey you never know ;) the petri ranger finder was under 40 with tax... although its automation is annoying to me and i didnt know if it worked

[IceBox3]

@gtochad for that price? Get an Minolta SRT-101 or something like that, they dont cost much and work like a charm.

But forget about the rangefinder Idea ;)

[gtochad]

do you know of any decent range finder or slr's for a low price? and by low price i mean like $50

i almost got a petri rangefinder at a thrift store but i didnt want to bother with finding battery's for it and that i could only adjust aperture

[mathomas1962]

Nice job.

[r4bush]

@urwholefamilydied Yes, I do actually think I'm going to get a better image quality out of this camera, but only because its a great film camera. As was just pointed out the digital vs film is debatable, but for me and many others the beauty of film is far superior...the digital market lately is flooded with software trying (and failing) to replicate the look of film. If I'm shooting sports its my 1dmkiii, but this is a beautiful camera for portraits, travel, street shooting etc.

[scottybee915]

@urwholefamilydied film vs. digital is a long debate that has gone on for years. The only conclusion is that they are different mediums, and neither can fully replace the other.

[urwholefamilydied]

yes this camera is sweet. But compare the cost of this camera and lens to a similar canon camera and lens. Do you honestly think you're going to get better image quality out of this? Not to mention film and processing costs. As much as I'd love to have this camera, I just don't see the image quality beating out my canon 60D with a 16-35 2.8 L lens.

[ElJozir]

@GenericShirtNinja The 40/50mm lines are sometimes a bit tricky with glasses. The R4M is the best for eyeglasses. If you are between +3/-3 you can change the dioptre glass I think :-)

[ElJozir]

@paolinosk8 R3M has viewfinder lines for 75 40/90 50 magnification 1/1. If you shoot wide angle a lot go for the R4M .The number just stands for different viewfinder magnification and other lens lines.

[LeftHandedJudge]

@deadkrusty6 I have a few R2s and an R2a. The rubber grip is coming up on a few of em. Haven't found a good solution to this yet. Let me know if you find one for yourself.