Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert, most likely your finder is by Yashica or similar RF camera of the 60s. Some of these cameras offered an accessory lens kit consisting of tele and wide attachments which screwed to the front of the non-interchangeable standard lens. The finder was a simple item. Most had no provision for parallel correction. Joseph (Un chevalier sans culottes) - ----- Original Message ----- From: <bussbearm@juno.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: [Leica] Unusual finder > Bonjour, > > I just purchased a finder and am wondering if any well informed lugger > can shed light on it s original purpose. Looking from the front, it has > a yellowish tint. From the back, one can see the inscription Tele-Wide > finder Japan. Looking through it, one can see 2 bright line frames. One > is marked wide and gives approximately the field of view for a 40 mm > lens, the other is marked tele and cover roughly the field for a 75mm > lens. Any clue anyone? Large format maybe? > > Best and TIA, > > Robert (Un chevalier sans blason) > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html