Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 15mm Voigtlander viewfinder coverage
From: Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:02:19 +0200
References: <F19QiNzNwzFQvUpN02N00019496@hotmail.com>

The coverage is very accurate, for that type of a viewfinder at least.

When I got 15 mm Voigtländer, the first thing I did was to test 
finder vs lens coverage. Easy: photograph a wall with a spade and a 
broom and a few other thing at the left and right side of what you 
see in the finder. Make a note of the distance between the objects, 
and the outermost object you see in the finder (which should be the 
second one from the outside) Take photo, develop and compare your 
notes of what you saw in the finder with what is on the negative. 
Make notes! Otherwise you will have forgotten your setup by the time 
the negatives are ready.

Use this lens often. Just take normal scenes. No need  to try to go 
extreme. The lens does this by itself. And try to line up vertical or 
horizontal lines on the subject with the 35 mm lines in your camera 
viewfinder, that helps avoid distortion. I have a photo (train 
station) with that lens on my webpage

http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new

Rgds
C

>Hi,
>
>My new 15mm voigtlander is on the way...
>
>As I understood there are no frame in the viewfinder, not like the 
>viewfinder of the 21 skopar.
>What is then the coverage of the 15mm viefinder? 100% corner to corner?
>
>Thanks, logan.
>
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In reply to: Message from "Logan Reinwood" <reinwood007@hotmail.com> ([Leica] 15mm Voigtlander viewfinder coverage)