Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dear luggers, in germany there is a mailorder shop offering everything which has to do with photography. the company's name is 'BRENNER' in Weiden, Bavaria. their url is http://www.brenner-foto.de. they offer AVENON lenses, 21 and 24 mm with m39 mount plus finders. for the 24 mm finder they want approx. DM 250.-. that's about $135.- !!! by the way, their offer for the voigtländer bessa with 15mm heliar is DM999.- = $540. yours michael > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Guy Bennett [SMTP:gbennett@club-internet.fr] > Gesendet am: Freitag, 2. Juli 1999 07:08 > An: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Betreff: Re: [Leica] 24mm M view finder > > >Two days ago I was going to buy a 24mm view finder for the M6 so I > went to > >a shop in NYC, they asked US$340 for the finder, the surprise came > when I > >saw the finder, all plastic and the thing that goes into the M6 hot > shoe > >seems to be flimsy ( to be just glued to the finder body) the finder > seems > >to be not rugged at all, from the optical point of view seems to be > ok. Has > >any one had any experience with this device ? , is it worth the price > (from > >the durability point of view)? is there any alternative ? > > > >J.Saravia > > > j. > > i just wanted to put in my slightly belated 2¢ on this one. i recently > purchased the elmarit m 24 lens with the finder - i really like to > frame my > shots and did not wasn't prepared to guesstimate coverage shooting > w/out a > viewfinder. to answer your questions, i would say that, though the > finder > is expensive (and you can certainly find it for less than $340. - don > chatterton has it listed for $275. and b & h is something like $295., > if i > recall. i got mine at tamarkin during their recent 'leica day' sale), > it is > worth the price to me, for the reasons i mentioned above. does it seem > flimsy and cheaply made? i wouldn't say flimsy, though it definitely > doesn't inspire confidence, and doesn't look nearly as sturdy as the > metal > ones that used to be made for the 21mm. it is relatively difficult to > put > on and take off, and i admit i'm afraid to break it when doing so - > i'm > just extra careful at those moments (i also recall that just after i > bought > mine, one lugger (b.d.?) related that he had just broken off the > finder > shoe without realizing it when he removed it from the camera body). > the > only alternatives that i can imagine would be 1) using leica's 21mm > finder > (or the heliar 15mm finder) and 'guesstimating', 2) make a 24mm frame > for > either of the above finders, 3) use the skopar 25mm finder and live > with > the 1 degree difference. > > guy