Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's why I don't have a Noctilux. I extremely rarely need its maximum aperture, and don't like it being so bulky either. Op 27-sep-06, om 22:21 heeft B. D. Colen het volgende geschreven: > In all seriousness - okay, it's big, but then so is a Noctilux. What I > wonder about though, is what this little outhouse will do to the > balance of > the camera. > > > On 9/27/06 4:17 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > wrote: > >> The varifinder is a bit grotesque, though, isn't it? >> >> Op 27-sep-06, om 23:03 heeft Christopher Williams het volgende >> geschreven: >> >>> Christ quit complaining you bunch of small minded photographed >>> wussies! It's >>> too big, it's too noisy, it's batteries suck even though I've never >>> tried >>> it, blah blah blah. >>> >>> Do what I did. I go to the local Lowe's and get some copper wiring >>> (if you >>> are in New Orleans you could just go to any trashed house and >>> "borrow" >>> some). I then fashion the wiring into 1" x 2" rectangles. Then I >>> cut out >>> some Walgreens construction board paper(the bright lime green stuff >>> cause >>> it's always on sale) marking >>> 12mm,15,21,24,28,35,40,50,73,75,85,90,105,135,200mm, and placing >>> the paper >>> inside the 1"x2" copper viewer. The viewer of course is then >>> cemented with >>> Gorilla Glue on top of the Leica TTL hotshoe - sticks forever in >>> about 30 >>> seconds. Sometimes a nail gun works too, but I found you'd better >>> do that on >>> an MP not a TTL M6/M7! Shocking was the word I'll use. >>> >>> Trust me it works, and only for around $6.66. If you "found" the >>> copper >>> wiring in New Orleans, deduct $2.50. >>> >>> I'll post some photos later along with proper instructions for >>> viewer use. >>> After I finish downing a few bottles of Dixie beer, the only way to >>> start >>> whistlin' Dixie. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Keenan" >>> Subject: [Leica] Re: New Leica varifinder is rather huge >>> >>> >>>>> That's not what one can call compact: >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/p3388 >>>> >>>> You ain't just whistlin' Dixie... >>>> >>>> My plans to buy one of the new Tri-Elmar lenses is now on >>>> indefinite hold. >>>> >>>> Buying a small camera, adding a relatively small, super-versatile >>>> lens, >>> and >>>> then have to put a small -- and pretty ugly -- house on top of the >>>> camera >>> to >>>> use the lens is difficult to accept. >>>> >>>> Dave. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >