Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Kobrin wrote: > > One thing that struck me in the recent article about HCB was that virtually > all of the pictures of him in action showed a universal viewfinder on top > of his Leica. I could not tell whether he had a 50mm or a 90mm on the > camera, but I wonder if he used it as a matter of course. Does a 50mm > Elmar partially block the viewfinder as does a Summitar? Or is it just > easier to frame quickly with the auxiliary viewfinder? > > Not a major issue, but interesting. > > Steve Steve, I think I remember reading somewhere that he used a viewfinder modified to give him an inverted (upside-down) image as an aid in seeing a composition better. I think this is true and not just another myth about HCB. Colin