Funny how things work out. Like I said in my last post, I take other film cameras with me when I go out with the ZM. Though today, going out proved a bit of trial - I've actually come down with a flu. But I thought, what the heck - it's not getting better from lying around. So I went out regardless. But I felt I needed an additional incentive. So I took this dynamic duo walkies:
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Crazy, I know - I blame it on the flu
I had to use an additional bag for the Pentacon Six with 180mm attached, but the weight wasn't too bad because I was able to distribute it all on both shoulders. But what was much more surprising was how nice the huge combo handled! The more I use the P6, the more I think that it's one of those underrated and forgotten gems out there; I feel very lucky to have gotten my hands on one - and three very nice lenses to boot.
The GT-E is the total opposite in terms of size and concept, but it's not that different in terms of experience - because it's not a camera to use without thinking if you want the results to work out.
The ZM got the shot in the end - and I was glad for the f/1.4 aperture on the Voigtländer Nokton for the first time, because the light was quite dim. But what becomes ever more clear to me is that it offers the nicest overall shooting experience of probably all of my film cameras; that's what I was hoping for, and it seems to turn out to be true. Again, the P6 and the Minux handle very well in their own ways. But the ZM is much more enjoyable, from the finder to the body to the controls.
M.