Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The IIIf viewfinder does not correct for parallax. If you are closer than about 10 feet you will have to allow for it yourself. Don't rule out aux finders until you have had a chance to try a good one. Leica's BL finders for 90 and 135 give wonderful life size images. The variable Imarect however is, IMHO, the worst excuse for a finder ever invented, The new Voigtlander finders are nice too! Ken WIlcox At 1:23 -0500 5/4/0, a fine scholar, Barker, J. Madison wrote: >I recently bought a IIIf and a 50/2 Summicron. I've heard that the >viewfinder on this camera is supposed to match up with a 50 lens, and it >seems to, pretty well (though I've cut the tops off a few people's heads). >Anyone have any thoughts or guidance about the coincidence between a LTM >finder and a 50 lens? > >Along the same lines, I suppose I will need an auxiliary finder to shoot any >other focal length (especially shorter than 50)? I've got a meter in the >shoe and, IMO, that's bad enough. I just don't like the looks of an aux. >finder, so if there's any other solution, I'd love to hear it. > >Thanks, > >Matt Barker - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>