Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] More Viewfinders
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:00:27 -0800
References: <B6CCF797.F4A6%jbcollier@home.com>

At 8:47 AM -0700 3/8/01, John Collier wrote:
>A short while ago I believe Guy was looking for a viewfinder for his 85mm
>lens and this triggered a vague unease in my mind. I knew I had seen one
>somewhere but I could not quite remember where. Last night I grabbed an old
>brochure on the Nikonos system and there it was:
>
>http://www03.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat
>or__Aproductlist_html___959___37318___NIDF10___GREY___SID=E556827A060
>
>I have never tried one myself but it is not that expensive and should work
>for the 75mm lenses as well. Has anyone out there tried one?
>
>John Collier

I have one. It's OK, but not great; contrast is low compared with 
Leica finders and the frame lines are about as easy to see for 
wearers of glasses as the 35mm lines on a .72 Leica. The parallax 
compensation is useful.

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