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Back to Article<br /><br />another great article. I love reading it for the lack of MTF and what not comparisons.<br />anyway 2 questions:<br />1. There is also a Cosina SW 107 which is essentially the bessa L. Do you suppose thos are pricier compared to the L?&nbsp; or vice versa?<br />2. You mentioned that the exposure indicatoi is located just noce for you to not need to lift the camera from your eye. Care to elaborate? I notice that the indicatoer were placed a bit far from the hotshoe. And is the indicator visible in bright areas?

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<br />Back to Article<br /><br />another great article. I love reading it for the lack of MTF and what not comparisons.<br />anyway 2 questions:<br />1. There is also a Cosina SW 107 which is essentially the bessa L. Do you suppose thos are pricier compared to the L?&nbsp; or vice versa?

They are exactly the same. The Cosina SW 107 was manufactured before Cosina had secured the Voigtlander brand. They *should* cost the same, unless there is a collectors market for the SW 107 (based on &#039;rarity&#039. There is also the Zeiss Ikon SW, which is an updated L and costs a lot more.<br /><br />

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2. You mentioned that the exposure indicatoi is located just noce for you to not need to lift the camera from your eye. Care to elaborate? I notice that the indicatoer were placed a bit far from the hotshoe. And is the indicator visible in bright areas?

The LED indicator ( &lt;- O -&gt; type) is where to top plate and back meet and sits at a 45d angle and the individual LEDs (green arrows, red circle) are raised so that it is clearly visible from both top-down and looking from the back. It is not visible in the VF, but it is within my peripheral vision when looking through the VF (I wear glasses, so I don&#039;t shove my eyeball into the viewfinder).<br />

I am another who enjoys the camera , I use it in conjunction with a digital. The L and a Pentax K100 witha 21mm lens I cann hold both with one hand. Mine came with no instructions where exactly is 800iso? Thanks for the article. I look at the camera and say well bugger the 4

Best article yet.

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<br />Best article yet.<br />

Thanks so much.&nbsp; ;D