Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marshall, C.R. wrote: >>Do you need an auxilliary viewfinder on a IIIc or IIIf to use a 35mm lens, >>or is the built in finder adequate? And Marc James Small replied: >Auxiliary VF. The Russian copies of the Zeiss Ikon 436/70 are perfect (28, >35, 50, 85, 135) and cheaper than anything else on the market. I would >suggest you avoid the various permutations of the Imarect. I've tried two of these Russian turret finders, and found that the wide-angle frames on both were very inaccurate - spectacularly so in one case. If offered one, check it carefully against another finder. Cheap isn't cheap if it doesn't work correctly. If it does work correctly, then the Russian finder is in some respects an improved version of the Zeiss original. Regards, Doug Richardson