Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@bayarea.net> > Hmm. At least one Nikon rangefinder I looked through had two viewfinders: > one for lenses 50-135mm in length, another for lenses 28-50mm, with an > adjustable frameline selector. I don't know what model that was, I'm no > expert on Nikon rangefinders. It is the SP model. It has one life-size viewfinder with parallax-corrected framelines for 50, 85, 105 and 135mm lenses, and a separate viewfdiner for 28 and 35mm lenses. This was the first rangefinder camera with a built-in viewfinder for a 28mm lens, and also the first to incorporate framelines for 6 lenses. It was also the first rangefinder camera with a titanium focal plane shutter, though the earlier ones were rubberised cloth. It also incorporated a hot shoe, though the configuration is different from the standard today. The SP also became the foundation for the venerable SLR, F. Ken Iisaka Mill Valley, CA