Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael, The auxiliary finders generally offer a beautiful view but they can be expensive and from what I've heard the early metal ones have a tendency to fall off and the later plastic ones might be prone to breakage. There is the inconvenience of having to shift from the viewfinder in the camera to the auxiliary finder but if you set the lens to the hyperfocal distance, you can use the camera with the auxiliary finder like a point and shoot camera. Bud - -----Original Message----- From: Michael Garmisa <kilemall@shell.excelsior.net> >I already have a collapsible 90mm f/4 elmar so I thought a 35 would be more >usefull than at 50, what about the auxiliary viewfinders? I don't use my mr >meter (I use a handheld minolta autometer III) so i can put it on a shoe, will >it work with all the new 35mm lenses or 28 for that matter? Do i still get the >reduced image quality and approx how much do they cost as I haven't seen them >listed in any ads. > >Michael Garmisa------kilemall@shell.excelsior.net------12-May-98 15:02:35