Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, the Leica viewfinders have a reputation for being very accurate, rather than merely 80-85%-ish. Of course, you could work with the 35 finder being careful to frame inside the lines but if you want a 40mm finder the choices are limited. The easiest route is an old Leitz finder with the continuous masking design, set it between 35 and 50 andd you'll be about right. You could always check the field of view by taping some ground glass or tracing paper over the film aperture, set the camera to B and leave open (on a cable release) this image can then be compared to that through the finder which can be adjusted until the same. Mark that point on the finder and have it engraved if you wish! Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Jlaird@aol.com [SMTP:Jlaird@aol.com] I own an M3 and have a 3.5 cm accessory viewfinder. I know that the field of view of most viewfinders and the M's built-in framelines covers only a fraction of the actual photo area - I'm contemplating the purchase of an other 40mm Summicron (which I used on a CL years ago and loved) and was wondering how the 3.5 cm viewfinder would match up with the 40 Summicron. Would their fields-of-view be approximately the same? Thanks in advance. Jim