Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/1/99 11:11:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, KPETERS@huntel.net writes: << I have a IIIf. While she is mine to love, the viewfinder is like looking through a keyhole, and it has always left me feeling guilty for not having a 'm' camera! Since I love the IIIf, I bought a 135mm finder for use with my tele lens. Does anyone out there have experience with a 135 brightline finder? Apparently it does not have any paralax compensation. How do you compensate for nearer photos???? Guess apparently? Any comments on using accessory finders for the tm system? >> The Leitz 90 and 135 finders have a ring around the eyepiece which is marked like a focusing scale. You turn it to the focused distance and it tilts the finder down to compensate for parallax. Two *prime* advantages of the accessory finders (I use 21, 28, 50, 90, 135 for scenics) are the lifesize view (I keep both eyes open) and the fact that they show field size at infinity. The M's internal finder frames show the field size at closest focusing distance which always amounts to quite a bit less than you actually get on film, and the discrepancy increases with longer focal lengths. DT