Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Cooper wrote in part: So what do people know about Alpex? Says "Japan" on the bottom, and I would guess from the build quality and design that it dates from the period of the late Canon LTM's: serious construction -- looks like chrome over brass -- and the black and chrome ring arrangement is similar to what you find on later Canon LTM lenses. - ----------------------------- Alpex made a variety of aftermarket viewfinders for rangefinder cameras. I have an Alpex 35mm viewfinder that I bought new in 1968. I don't know if it was from that period or possibly earlier. It is slightly larger than the old Canon and Nikon viewfinders it was modeled after. I used mine on my Leica III until I got a Voigtlander viewfinder which is better but doesn't have that nice vintage design. Robert