Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Mason wrote: > I am not at all questioning the purchase by anyone of these finders - > but I do wonder why CV made "mini finders". Was there a call from > people for such a thing? I truly don't know - Im not trying to be a > smart-ass. It seems to me the two types of finders they had before got > the job done and weren't too big or heavy - or is that not the case > for something other than Bessas or Leica Ms? Hi Dave, My guess is that Cosina, like all manufacturers, are forever tweaking their products. A mini finder might be less likely to snag on things; also this particular one is a dual 28mm / 35mm finder, so is very attractive to me as a IIIg user: with one single additional finder, I can now use the IIIg with 28mm, 35mm, 50mm and 90mmm lenses. At least that's the theory. It took me a long time to get used to working with an external finder, but now I am ok with it. My M6 is acting up, so it's probably time to send it away for a complete CLA. Hence my desire to beef up my IIIg in preparation for the 2 or 3 weeks absence of the M6. Also, thanks to Roland, Slobodan, and Dick Taylor, and the other Roland for the requested information. Cheers, - Phong