Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is an easier way : You only have to buy a 1931 VISOR (35,50,135)**(Torpedo finder): "the finder produce a laterally reversed image; the knurled eyepiece is rotate= d 90 degree when the Leica is turned for taking vertical photograph." (Lage= r Illustrated guide II P. 101) If you keep your camera horizontal, the imag= e is upside down. Much easy to find is the 1933 VIDOM (chrome or black) who offer the same possibility but with a variable rectangular aperture instead of frames. **Also available: Chrome: VISAX 35,50,90 VISIL 35,50,90,135 VIDEO 35,50,73,105 Black or Chrome: VIUNA 35,50,73 VIZWO 35,50,90 VTRE 35,50,105 VIFUR 35,50,135 etc... Lucien BELGIUM >>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 compositi= on >better. I think this is true and not just another myth about HCB. = ><snip> > >That would be a very interesting accessory. I have often wondered if th= e >composition used for a view camera could be applied to an M Leica. = Perhaps >if I take a screwdriver and remove the front element of a 50mm external >viewer, I can get it to image upside down. = >Very interesting idea. Perhaps one of the most original ideas I have se= en >on this list. >Richard >I've always liked the sound of this but never actually tried to get an >upside-down viewfinder. But the optics may not need to be very complex- = I >know I can get an upside down image if I hold a Rolleiflex TLR on its si= de >and look through the viewfinder... If anyone knows of an upside down >accessory viewfinder- please divulge! >Joe Berenbaum