Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/20
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A Japanese company called Koba builds 2 lenses for Leica-M, 21 and 28 mm.
They are marketed in Europe under the name Kobalux (possibly sold by Adorama
in the USA) and come with separate viewers. I compared the 21 mm viewer once
with the chrome Leitz SBKOO 21 mm viewer that I use with my Elmarit-M 2.8/21
mm and found the Japanese viewer not bad at all. Maybe an alternative solution?
Gerard Captijn,
Geneva, Switzerland.
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>The Russians make separate 20mm, 35mm, and 85mm finders; these are
>frequently available from vendors like Brooklyn Camera and Bob Pins (both of
>whom advertise they currently have them in stock). I believe Active Camera
>in New York also has some of the 20mm finders.
>
>The Russians also make a reverse clone of the Prewar Zeiss 470 finder -- the
>rotating-telescope job with 28 - 35 - 50 - 85 - 135. Quite nice -- bright
>and sharp. And, being reversed, it actually works on a Leica -- this puts
>its optical axis over that of the Leica lens mount.
>
>Marc
>
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>
>
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