Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, I'm new to the group. Seems like a good one, although the digital-or-film battles seem to rave here as well...Myself, I'm returning to using B&W film (incl. developing again), after 2 years of digital camera use. Since I don't have time for traditional printing anymore, I scan and print my negs. I like the process, and the results are a lot better. Just a quick shopping tip for wide-angle users (21 and 24 and wider) for those who haven't found this one yet. I find it good for critical handheld work with the need to keep the camera level (giving superior results in architectural but also much street photography, but hard to achieve handheld with the very wides and their non-corrected finders). Personally I use it on my M6 and a also a Plaubel Veriwide. Check out Voigtlander's excellent double-shoe solution, where your usual wideangle finder is coupled to a very well made spirit level finder that can be seen simultaneously from the same eye point. I haven't seen Leica's own 21-28 finder with a built in bubble level, but similar finders I have used by Mamiya or Hasselblad are much less exact/useful than this Voigtlander one. Also it comes cheap, at least by Leica standards. While on their page, browse their regular finders too. Excellent value and high-point solutions for those who use glasses. http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtacc.htm The spirit finder may look funny, but it works. Best Regards, Richard Torsleff Ellips Arkitekter AB Stadsgarden 17 116 45 STOCKHOLM T: +46-8-702 9919 F: +46-8-702 2233 e: richard.torsleff@ellips-ark.se - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html