Re: [Leica] 24 finders are pants.

["Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>]

I agree with you, John,
    I don't have a great deal of experience with the metal brightline Leitz finders,
but the 28mm  I used to own had a bad habit of letting the brightlines rotate.  It
was not too difficult to fix, but it almost always happened after a plane flight.   I
durrently have what is probably the same as a 21mm with my Brooks (Plaubel, I think )
Veriwide.  That finder too, likes to rotate.

These are problems I never have with the 28 plastic, It is lighter, less prone to
scuffing on the metal parts, and the rotation of brightlines seems to be impossible.
And of course, when I have dropped it, it never makes that sickening "THUNK" noise.

Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 24 finders are pants.


> After using both the old metal finders and the new plastic finders, I
> greatly prefer the plastic ones for several reasons. First the old metal
> finders were always falling off and getting scratched at best and lost at
> worst. The plastic finders have a better coefficient of friction and do not
> work their way loose. The new metal vario-finder has a locking ring which
> keeps it on but brings me to point number two: If the metal finders are
> bumped into anything they can cause a good deal of expensive damage. The
> plastic finders tend to break off rather than bend the top plate. As they
> are easily repaired I consider this to be a plus. Finally the plastic
> finders seems to be more shock resistant than the metal finders. I have
> dropped both finders and have not had any elements fall out or crack with
> the plastic finder. So if you do not like plastic finders send them my way!
>
> Finally you could try the eyecup that Nikon makes for the non-high eyepoint
> Fs and FE/M series of cameras. You will have to unscrew the eyepiece to
> install it (requires special tool) but it should work.
>
> John Collier
>
> > From: David White <davidwhite@ionimages.demon.co.uk>
> >
> > I know it's
> > made of plastic, which is crap, but that's that. All in all I think it's
> > a poor effort for such a lens. Why can we not have a 'sports finder'
> > type finder? Or even just a wire frame? I'd buy such an item today.
> > Well, I can't actually because it's Sunday. Ha Ha.
> > Once again I shall ask....Can you get a rubber eyecup for an M series
> > or accompanying finder?
> >
>
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