What would possess me to purchase this camera? *cough* sideways mirror\u00a0*cough*<\/p>\n
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Glad you asked. Below I will list a collection of thoughts on this camera starting with any cons followed by (spoiler alert) why I am glad I bought this camera.<\/p>\n
Cons:<\/p>\n
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- Not specific to this camera, but has more to do with cameras of this vintage that top out at 1\/500 of a second shutter speed. With my preference for 400 film this means an ND filter will be needed outside during daylight.<\/li>\n
- Metering system is a bit odd, using a 0 to 6 numbering system rather than aperture values. To go between aperture values and the native meter reading scale you pull out and spin the aperture ring 180 degrees. Not difficult to use. Just odd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- More of a good to know than a con light for the in viewfinder meter is provided by a window on the top of the camera. So if you are shooting from a dark location in to bright light you will not be able to see the meter reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pros:<\/p>\n
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- Sideways mirror so portrait mode is standard which causes a nice change of pace.<\/li>\n
- Paired images. When scanned two shots are paired as one. With practice, or luck in my case, this can make for some fantastic results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Twice the shots from a roll of film. 24 nets 48, 36 nets 72. If you are like me and shoot pretty much always this is awesome.<\/li>\n
- The 40mm f\/1.4 is quite amazing.<\/a> It makes the most of such a small physical negative with it\u2019s amazing sharpness. I have owned many lenses, but this may very well be the sharpest ever.<\/li>\n
- This camera is gorgeous and extremely well made. So much so that I would be happy just having it on a shelf, looking at it and feeling its heft and quality materials in hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Wonderfully portable and by far the smallest of any 35mm camera I own.<\/li>\n
- Very effective metering in my experience. The high hit rate of this camera combined with the number of exposures makes for way more keepers per roll than I am accustomed to.<\/li>\n
- Surprisingly affordable all things considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nTo sum up if you are looking for a great shooting and great looking camera that is portable, built like a tank and crams more great images (gallery here<\/a>) on to a roll than makes sense then look no further.<\/p>\n
Happy shooting.<\/p>\n
-ELW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- This camera is gorgeous and extremely well made. So much so that I would be happy just having it on a shelf, looking at it and feeling its heft and quality materials in hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- More of a good to know than a con light for the in viewfinder meter is provided by a window on the top of the camera. So if you are shooting from a dark location in to bright light you will not be able to see the meter reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n