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" ?
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?
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.
I mean, look at this viodeo :)