u/DiligentStatement244

Today is Monday. The new East County Library officially opened on Saturday. Everybody wants to go see it. This is understandable however it is also problematic.

Parking is a joke, at least the underground parking. The ramp is too narrow and they need a large sign saying that the LOT IS FULL. There appears to be a ground-level parking area to the west of the library that needs to be resurfaced and hopefully it will open soon.

Inside the open space is plentiful. At some point they could easily double the number of books. One problem is the elevators. They are a real choke point. There is only one elevator that goes to the rooftop. I suspect that once everyone has visited the rooftop once one elevator service will be OK. With every care facility within 10 miles taking residents to see the new library the place is crowded with wheelchairs. Wheelchairs in the tiny elevator cars makes for lines waiting to use the elevators. Additionally, once on the rooftop, there are no open stairs to exit, you have to use an elevator.

The new LUCKY DAY section is quite large and well populated although there was nothing there that caught my eye. I will likely continue to search the catalogue and put books on hold that I will have sent to the Troutdale location so that I can park.

I don't consider myself to be primarily a collector however I do have 19 cameras (both film and digital) ranging from 4 x 5 to a Perkeo II folder. I saw a Bessa-L which I think looks great for what I think is a good price. I have a Leitz collapsible 50mm Summicron in LTM mount.

I see the Bessa-L has no VF and was originally equipped with WA glass.

I'm not sure what adding this to my pile would do for me as I already can shoot the Summicron on the Barnack iiic. Adding Voigtländer glass pushes the combined total above what I feel like I want to spend.

It seems that the Bessa-L body may not be right for me (my last purchase was a Nikon F2 which works great).

Thoughts (I seem to be trying to calm the G.A.S.)