Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>[...] >- an added benefit). Anyway, an item in the package was an accessory 28mm >finder - WOW! I have never used one of these things before but, boy, does >it ever make life for a glasses wearer easier. The image is so bright and >clear. It offers even more of what a viewfinder is all about than the >camera itself - it's pure and uninhibited - it's all image and nothing else. >This is a precision optical piece and worth considering. I'm sort of >surprised I don't see more discussion of them on the list. Now I figure I >only need five more of them... [...] I picked up the 28mm birghtline finder earlier this year and had the same reaction. In fact, I was so impressed by what I could see that I became a bit disappointed with my 1980's vintage 21mm finder. The exit pupil on the 28mm seems larger and the image is very bright - maybe brighter than the viewfinder of my M6. As a glasses wearer I could only see about 50-60% of the field of coverage for the 28mm through the M6. With the finder I can see everything it shows without smashing trhe camera against my face. For 35mm I see more of the image field losing the extreme corners mostly. 35mm viewing has been perfectly acceptable for my work. I hope the view through the new 24mm finder is as nice as the view through the 28mm brightline. - Kevin kburke@iterated.com