John,
My first 'real camera' was a Kodak Retina Ia; some online sources refer to the Retina Series as the first fine high-end cameras marketed by Kodak. The Retinas were made and assembled in Germany.
The "Ia" had no light meter, no rangefinder. The barrel of the fixed 50mm lens was predominantly marked with easily visible DOF lines radiating off from the f-stop markings. Everything was zone focusing. I actually thought of that camera when I was making my shots last night.
I was pretty good at zone focusing; often challenged on exposure. That's when I saved my money for a hand-held light meter.
Rusty
My first 'real camera' was a Kodak Retina Ia; some online sources refer to the Retina Series as the first fine high-end cameras marketed by Kodak. The Retinas were made and assembled in Germany.
The "Ia" had no light meter, no rangefinder. The barrel of the fixed 50mm lens was predominantly marked with easily visible DOF lines radiating off from the f-stop markings. Everything was zone focusing. I actually thought of that camera when I was making my shots last night.
I was pretty good at zone focusing; often challenged on exposure. That's when I saved my money for a hand-held light meter.
Rusty