Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To be honest, I don't bother with a finder for my 15 on the M8. Most of the time you can guesstimate what you'll get in-frame, if not, there's the LCD. :) On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:27 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > The C/V finder is your best bet. > There is no way in working around not having a finder for the 21mm. > I have a chrome metal finder for my chrome 21 C/V. > I can buy 2 lenses, with finders, for what they're going for these > days. > Best, > S.d. > > > On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:08 AM, Peter Cheyne wrote: > >>> Hello, I bought a 21 mm Voigtlaender from Robert Brown in England >>> for about 300 GBP. I bought online, so I didn't realize it >>> wouldn't come with a viewfinder. >> Now hunting for a viewfinder, I find they cost about the same as >> the lens itself, sometimes more. I've shot a few rolls using the >> lens with is sometimes, but can't get an intuitive hang of quite >> how wide it is. >> >> I don't want to spend the same money as the lens for a finder. >> Does anyone have any opinion on whether cutting an aperture in a >> piece of card and holding it at a certain distance would be a >> usable idea? Perhaps I'm being too cheap and there is no way >> around buying a viewfinder. Any ideas? >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein