Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 90 and the 135 have a life size image. Great for two eyed shooting. I don't know about the 50 as I don't own one (yet). kw >There are a number of separate viewfinders for Leica cameras, which are >not for wide angle lenses. I'm thinking of the 50mm, 90mm and 135mm >VFs that sit in the acessory shoe and have quirky names, such as >SGVOO. > >Are these of any use to the normal photographer? I've read Eastland's >book "Leica M Compendium", where he talks about their virtues, but I >think I fail to see the point. > >They're not coupled to the lens, right? So refocusing will not show >up in the viewfinder, right? Seems like a disadvantage to me. > >Since the framelines for 50mm, 90mm and 135mm exist in the normal RF/VF, >why the need for the separate VF? (OK, 135mm not in M2...) > >Since it sits in the acessory shoe, it can get knocked off, lost and >trampled upon, right? > >Help me out here: I just don't "geddit". Are they just quirky pieces >of Leica history, or is there a practical use to the practising Leica >photographer for these devices? > > >M. > >-- >Martin V. Howard, Application Systems Laboratory, | >Dept. of Comp. & Info. Sci., Linkoping University, | Just DOHH it! >SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden. Tel +46 13 282 421, +----------------+ >Fax +46 13 142 231; marho@ida.liu.se; www.ida.liu.se/~marho - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>