Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Elliot wrote: >I'm a new subscriber from Whitstable, England and I have a question for you: >I have a IIIf with an Elmar 50mm lens. I would like to buy a 35mm lens and >my question is: how necessary is it to use the universal viewfinder with a >35mm lens? I'm wondering if one could manage without it... Welcome to the LUG. You could certainly follow Ted's sage advice, but a relatively cheap v/f option is to invest in a Russian Contax style turret universal finder, which has individual lenses for each focal length. I use one on my IIIf RD DA, and find the optics excellent and the framing pretty accurate. Don't go for the Leitz VIOOH universal finder - it's squinty and pretty useless for composition at longer focal lengths. Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/