Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, There is nothing wrong with you- those who fuss about exact framing should get a view camera (even then, there is a tiny bit of 'cut-off'! We just accept that there are a few LUGgers who are anal-retentive, or obsessive-compulsive; We love 'em anyway, and we tolerate a wide lattitude of various bizarre behavior- (as long as it doesn't involve children or small fuzzy animals). So, if you want to use a bent paper clip as a viewfinder, or expose with the 'by guess or by God' method, you go right ahead! Dan ( Don't mind my twitch- I'm using a fast shutter speed!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Harting" <wharting@adelphia.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] re: another 2 weeks in m3 hell > I've been wondering for some time, reading about accesory finders, what's > wrong with me (no voluntary answers please). My first Leica was an M3, and > with it I bought a collapsible 50 Summicron which has proven to be a > wonderful lens, and a 35 Summaron f3.5, likewise. The 35 was the kind that > came without the eyes, and the Old Pro who sold me the lens said to just > look around the finder and the 35 field would be about all I could see > outside the 50 mm frame. I did this for years, with excellent results. > Later, I bought a 21 f 3.4 SA, with the finder, and of course used the > finder. > > I guess my basic assumption for all these years has been that a rangefinder > camera, and the accessory finder, will never give me the exact edge-of-frame > that an SLR or view camera might, and so I have never worried about it. And > I usually print full frame (with that black border, at least when it suits > my purpose -- I am never reluctant to crop if that suits my purpose better). > > Now reading the list I see many shooters worrying about the edge of frame, > accuracy of the accessory finders, to such an extent that I wonder if I am > just allowing myself to be a sloppy worker? (a retorical question). I don't > think so. I also know from practice that when I have the 21 installed I > shoot as often at arm's length as carefully framed through the finder. And > sometimes with the 50 as well. > > So I guess my advice that when one finds oneself without the accessory > finder, shoot anyway. > > bill harting > > > > > >