Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi... I've posted a couple of messages, recently, but not really introduced myself. I've been lurking for about a year, since getting my first M, and I'd like to second the earlier comment about you guys all being a bunch of sick bastards... and also add that I've found it contagious. I've been shooting a Voigtlander 21/4 for the last year, but on a recent trip through the (many) churches of Florence I decided that it was a little too slow and a little too wide for my needs... so I just became the proud owner of a 24/2.8ASPH. I'm just a *little* offended at not getting a viewfinder in the package, but what're ya' gonna do? The shop has both a 24mm finder and the 21-24-28 finder, both for about the same price. Even comparing the two side-by- side, I'm having a hard time choosing... I wear glasses, so the 24mm finder is probably my first choice. The lack of brightlines in the zoom finder has me a little confounded... especially with glasses, it's hard to tell how much of the image is supposed to be in the shot. I tried to compare it to the 24mm finder's brightlines, but I never could make the two agree on what the shot would include. Since I've already got the 21, having a finder that'd do both does have its appeal... on the other hand, I don't see myself carrying the 21/24 combo very much, so I wouldn't be adverse to having two dedicated finders if the straight 24 gives a better idea of the framing. Is anyone actually using one of these zoom finders, and with what luck? I'd be particularly interested in hearing from someone using one with glasses. Cheers, jbm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html