Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jem, It is Marc James Small that has all those finders not I. This is what happens when we reply to mail and lose track of who posted the original message. Steve Annapolis > Steve, > I have visions of your five finders being arrayed on top of your camera > (with those accessory shoe adapters sold by Cosina/Voigtlander) not unlike > a barrage of guns waiting for the order to fire! Almost surreal, certainly > ridiculous! ;-) > And you know that Cosina make a 75mm finder? > Jem > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve LeHuray [SMTP:icommag@toad.net] >> >> all; >> i guess if i have external finders for all 5 lenses >> (24,28,35,50 & 90) i guess i'm in the "i like 'em" >> camp. hell, i like 'em so much that the brass ones >> go to shintaro to be blackened ;-) >> no crazing w/ the plastic 24, but it's only 6-8 months >> old. no problems w/ paralax. no distractions. no (or >> little) magnification 'til 28. just big & bright. >> >> ...and the fact that there is no 75MM finder has >> _nothing_ to do with the fact that i don't own the 75 >> 'Lux ;-) > >> 'course you gotta keep 'em all taped in place. nice >> shiney black electricians tape works the best and looks >> great too. (NOT!) > > You may want to try putting a layer or two of tape under the mount > plate > of the finder to hold it in place. > > Steve > Annapolis > >> >> cheers! >> jerry haussler >> www.zephyrblau.com >> >> >> John Collier wrote: >> >> > I like them! I would have them for all my lenses if cost was not >> such a big >> > factor (only two more to go). There is something magical about the >> 1:1 >> > viewfinders and photographing with both eyes open; way too cool > and >> way too >> > easy. It is just me and the subject. No meter displays, >> >