Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been using the Russar on a IIIf for a couple of years; as I said earlier, I like it a lot. I also use the Biogon on a G1. I've found that the Contax 21 vf is remarkably accurate in critical composition, far more so than was the finder on my M Super-Angulon. In fact, I've been stunned by the near SLR performance with this lens/finder combo. It may be that I have some weird affinity for this particular combination. Who knows? I still maintain that the crosshair is more than marginally useful. Chandos >Who said silly? Marginally useful, yes. Given that there is no parallax >correction for the auxilliary finder, as there is with the in-camera >finder, the X could be off the mark, especially in the close focussing >range where it might be most useful. It's probably better to use the >in-camera viewfinder for focussing in that case. > >I've used a 20mm Russar on my M for a long time without rangefinder >coupling. The depth of field on the lens allowed me to estimate focus with >excellent results. The G lenses, of course, do not have depth of field >engravings so such an approach is more difficult. > >-Charlie >