Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The varifinder is a bit grotesque, though, isn't it? Op 27-sep-06, om 23:03 heeft Christopher Williams het volgende geschreven: > Christ quit complaining you bunch of small minded photographed > wussies! It's > too big, it's too noisy, it's batteries suck even though I've never > tried > it, blah blah blah. > > Do what I did. I go to the local Lowe's and get some copper wiring > (if you > are in New Orleans you could just go to any trashed house and "borrow" > some). I then fashion the wiring into 1" x 2" rectangles. Then I > cut out > some Walgreens construction board paper(the bright lime green stuff > cause > it's always on sale) marking > 12mm,15,21,24,28,35,40,50,73,75,85,90,105,135,200mm, and placing > the paper > inside the 1"x2" copper viewer. The viewer of course is then > cemented with > Gorilla Glue on top of the Leica TTL hotshoe - sticks forever in > about 30 > seconds. Sometimes a nail gun works too, but I found you'd better > do that on > an MP not a TTL M6/M7! Shocking was the word I'll use. > > Trust me it works, and only for around $6.66. If you "found" the > copper > wiring in New Orleans, deduct $2.50. > > I'll post some photos later along with proper instructions for > viewer use. > After I finish downing a few bottles of Dixie beer, the only way to > start > whistlin' Dixie. > > Chris > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Keenan" > Subject: [Leica] Re: New Leica varifinder is rather huge > > >>> That's not what one can call compact: >>> http://tinyurl.com/p3388 >> >> You ain't just whistlin' Dixie... >> >> My plans to buy one of the new Tri-Elmar lenses is now on >> indefinite hold. >> >> Buying a small camera, adding a relatively small, super-versatile >> lens, > and >> then have to put a small -- and pretty ugly -- house on top of the >> camera > to >> use the lens is difficult to accept. >> >> Dave. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >