Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Clive, The CV 28mm mini finder is excellent. I keep one permanently in the hot shoe of my Ricoh GRD, whose 7.something mm lens corresponds to 28mm in 35mm format. It is bright, small, and without too much distortion. Nathan Clive Moss wrote: > > How good is the 28/35 mini? All I have for 28mm (the 21 on an M8) is > an old Russian turret finder (which is a little dim but surprisingly > good). > -- > Clive > http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/ > > > > > on 3/27/2007 11:03 AM Didier Ludwig said the following: >> Yes, should work. Don't have an M8 but have CV finders for 15mm, >> 21mm, 15D (=22.5mm) and the 28/35 mini. The 21 has quite space >> outside the framelines, at least for those not wearing glasses. If >> you already have the finder it's a no brainer. If you need to >> purchase it first, I'd have a look at the Russar 20mm or a Canon 19mm >> finder (though the second one's rather rare and expensive). There's a >> Russar finder at you know where #330039404023, it's a seller I have >> traded with several times and he's recommendable. kevincameras.com >> has two Canons http://tinyurl.com/2ge2nb but $395 is not really a >> bargain. Could as well take a new Zeiss 21mm >> http://tinyurl.com/yw5lgp which costs around there. >> >> As what Sonny says: >> >>> The 15 is the same Viewfinder as the 21 except it has framelines. >> >> That's NOT true I have both in my hands and just compared. the 15 is >> definitely wieder than the 21 without framelines. But taping the 15 >> with transparent scotch could work (so it stays usable for film). > ... > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!