Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul, yes I have one of the Russian turret finders. These are quite common in the UK. The image is rather small and they are quite bulky. I think I recall that there was a range of fixed focal length Russian viewfinders available a few years ago. Reg The message <35bb1269.10715355@mail.gol.com> from pcb@iac.co.jp (Paul C. Brodek) contains these words: > Reg, > =46irst I "saved" some money by buying one of the cheaper non-Leica > finders (Avenon). Compared to a Leica finder, IMHO it is not very > bright, has more distortion, has a strange yellowish tint, and is > heavier. After putting up with this for a couple of weeks I bought a > Leica finder, which is IMHO much, much better. > However, I recently lucked across a Soviet turret finder (from Keeble > & Shuchat---thanks, Jeff; ser #307635 w/no mfr name, in case Marc is > interested) which is pretty cool. It is fairly bright w/no noticeable > color tint, and is selectable for 28/35/85/135/50mm views (in that > order). It's kind of big and heavy and goofy-looking, but it's very > convenient being able to change views by just rotating the turret, and > having the 85mm and 135mm view makes using these longer lenses a bit > easier for me. If I could get one with 21mm as well I'd be in finder > heaven, but I don't think any were made with 21mm. > You can check out Stephen Gandy's web site, www.jetlink.net/~cameras > for some useful finder information. > Regards, > PB