ottokbre wrote:
bjhurley wrote
Canon P, Color-Skopar 35/2.5, Ilford XP2 I love the original LTM 35/2.5
How do you find the frame lines on the P? They are not projected but they are parallax corrected so that has always interested me.
I like that lens too; I have the Canon 35/1.8 LTM and love it, but the focus throw is a lot longer and I find the Color-Skopar faster to focus. And also the Canon is prone to veiling flare, which of course I can't see when I'm shooting with a rangefinder so the Voigtländer is a safer bet.
I am not convinced that my Canon P's framelines are actually parallax-corrected; either some models weren't or mine is defective (or possibly I don't understand how it works). I don't see any movement of the framelines when I'm focusing, even if I swing from minimum distance to infinity with any lens (35, 50, or 100).
The only thing I don't like about the Canon P is the rangefinder patch: it's not very distinct and I find focusing quite challenging in some situations. A friend of mine just gave me an impossible-to-refuse deal on a well cared-for and calibrated Leica M2R with three Leica lenses (35, 50, and 90) all in a package for less than the going price of the 50mm lens (a dual-range Summicron) alone, so I will soon be able to compare the Leica and Canon rangefinder patches.