[Leica] more on the GF-1, specifically the finder

[chuckdesantis at ameritech.net (Chuck DeSantis)]

Dick,

Did you specifically choose the 35mm Voightlander finder over the 40mm
model, or did you just have a 35mm copy already?

I see on the Cameraquest site that the available 35mm finder is metal and
the 40mm is plastic.  Any thoughts there?

Thanks!

Chuck 


On 1/11/10 12:03 PM, "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> wrote:

> Steve - Right.  GF-1, 20mm pancake lens, 35mm Voightlander optical finder,
> single point autofocus only.  Use it like a rangefinder camera:  put the
> desired focus point in the center of the optical finder, half press the
> shutter, wait for the lens to go zzzzttt, reframe and shoot.  I find that 
> this
> process is at least as accurate on average in dim light as an M rangefinder
> and about twice as fast.  The optical finder is from Cameraquest.
> 
> I use my Leica lenses on the G-1, manually focus and frame in the finder, 
> look
> above the camera to shoot in any kind of dynamic situation.  My favorite
> lenses on the G-1 are the 28 Summicron and 50 Summicron, though since I got
> the GF-1 and 20mm lens, the G-1 has been sitting in a drawer.  With f2.0
> lenses I generally don't bother with the focus magnifier.
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Dick