Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are 3 Russian 20mm finders that I know of, two are trash and one is great. the first is round in shape and cheaply made. chrome & black the second is rectangular, cheaply made, black & chrome. no parallax correction the third is quality. It is black, rectangular, and has a great image. The easiest way to identify it is with it's parallax correction. The finder rocks back and forth on its mount upon a rounded base----much like a child's rocking horse. I might not be describing it well, but if you see it, you will know what I am referring to since it is completely unlike versions one and two above. Since its cheaper and does the job just as well, I sold my Leitz 21 finder and kept the Russian. Note the Leitz 21 does not have parallax correction. Stephen Gandy