Would you consider the Sony A7c a rangefinder-style camera?

jtorral01-09-26 22:57Back Copy post link

Just wondering what your thoughts are on the a7C. Has the offset VF, small, compact like a fuji x100.  What are your thoughts?

I mean, look at this viodeo :)

 

 

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Naxos9402-15-26 00:41

No ! 

Are we on rangefinder-style cameras or rangefinder cameras ? Why not consider photographers who have a "rangefinder photographer style" ? Or photographers who own a "rangefinder style camera bag" ?

You said "Pure rangefinder" ?  

Naxos94

 

jtorral02-15-26 05:40

That is an  honest and fair reply.

So much to debate these days with so many cameras trying to be different. But the range finder is undeniaby a rangefinder. That being the case, how do we tell EV1 owners that their camera isnr really a range finder camera?

Naxos9402-15-26 09:49

Hi jtorral!

I am the happy owner of a M7 and a M11P.  I have recently bought a Visoflex2 - to be able to fully view the entire 2.8/28mm field and to use a Konica Hexanon 1.4/57mm with an adapter ring.

When using these lenses, I do not use the rangefinder and I use the M11P as I would an EV1, which is a rangefinderless camera by the way, designed from a rangefinder model... 

It is funny to see what Leica has done with the small rangefinder window on the front, turning it into a blinking light when you use the self timer 😅. I just struggle to imagine how many EV1 user are going tu use this feature.

Anyway, I think the idea of a Purerangefinder site is very good : taking photographs with a rangefinder camera is somehow special :

  • you do not see exactly what is on the picture
  • no depth of field preview
  • only fixed focal lenses - no zoom
  • time needed to focus
  • ...

These are constraints we do appreciate as they bring us closer to the people, landscapes, things we see and we want to capture.

Thank you for being here jtorral.