![]() Both of these have metal bodies, fit neatly, and are very clear. With a 21mm lens, I use the Voigtländer 21/25 model, which is also excellent. Joseph Reid: "On a Leica M3, when using a 28mm lens, I use a Voigtländer 28mm clip-on viewfinder. Mike replies: Ansel Adams used to do that, and it wasn't as a learning tool either-he carried them all the time, and used them. You have to experiment with the size of the cutout and the distance you hold it from your eye to get the correct angle of view, but you have 1X magnification and a view as clear as can be! I always carry one of those in my camera bag, and it is very helpful in cases where you sense a picture somewhere but the composition and framing isn't obvious." Thomas Rink: "Re 'If you're of the "direct unmediated view of the world" school, I doubt you'll get a much better view than this': There is, and it costs almost nothing: just cut out a rectangle from a piece of black cardboard. Recently I bought a 3D printer, and made a little mask for it, so now it's even better. It's so much better than the Hasselblad/Fuji finders in terms of size and clarity of the view. So I bought a 15mm Zeiss finder and drew a couple lines with the markers and have been using that with my XPan II 30mm lens ever since. Also, not sure where I read it from, but eons ago, I read that a 15mm VF has about the same FoV as the 30mm XPan. I have a Zeiss 25mm lens for my Leica, so I have that VF. It's clearer than 'real world' maybe it's the T* coating? Not sure. Richard Man: "The Zeiss viewfinders are amazing. (To see all the comments, click on the "Comments" link below.) Links in this post may be to our affiliates sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Original contents copyright 2021 by Michael C. Here's a handy portal to B&H Photo, which also sells the GFX 50R: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The above link is a portal to take you from TOP to Amazon. It has all the features I like and not many I don't like. Believe it or not what really appeals to me about it are the simplified controls. I'm going to get a review unit of the Fuji GFX 50R as soon as the weather gets nice. Not my favorite viewfinder type, but it's good to know about. That's got to be one rare camera now.ĭoes anyone use clip-on viewfinders on their daily user? I would say that this is one thing everyone should experience at least briefly. It was made to be used with the clip-on VFs. Cosina also made a version of the ZI that didn't have a rangefinder called the SW, for super wide. But the experience sticks in my mind.Ĭosina also makes, or made, some less expensive viewfinders of this type, but many of them are sold out and discontinued now. ![]() I really just tried the one, when I was reviewing the (now-) old Zeiss Ikon ZI. Note that this is not a normal type of viewfinder for me and I'm not an expert where they're concerned. If you're of the "direct unmediated view of the world" school, I doubt you'll get a much better view than this. Compared to the built-in viewfinders of any rangefinder camera, up to and including the ones in Leicas, it's like lifting several veils. The 25/28 is like a rangefinder viewfinder raised to the highest power-it's incredibly bright, clear and contrasty. It's a good thing Zeiss never made a 35mm variant of these wider finders (the company also makes them for 15mm, 18mm, and 21mm focal lengths-they're all at the above link) because I would have been tempted to spring a leak in my wallet just to have one on my DSLR for the plain pure pleasure of it. I used to call these "OVFs," but now that OVF has come to mean the opposite of EVF, it makes more sense to call these "clip-on OVFs." They were made for the Zeiss Ikon (ZI), the Cosina-made rangefinder film camera, but you can use them on any camera they are suited for, digital or film. It's one of a family of viewfinders that clip into the flash shoe of any type of camera that has the shoe located directly above the lens. So $250 for this viewfinder and $450 for new eyeglass lens, I could have almost bought another camera.I forgot to mention one extraordinary viewfinder I've experienced-the Zeiss ZI 25/28mm OVF. It is hard to imagine why they make these things with such an abrasive surface. That works, though it does not look very good. What I did with mine was to paint the rim with a liquid rubber polymer that comes in a tube using a #1 soft artist brush. I suppose you could use a fine sand paper and smooth the rim of the finder. To be able to see the full frame brightline you will have to put your eyeglass lens in contact with the view finder, but it is coated with a very hard and abrasive material that will definitely scratch your eyeglass lens. But you should be aware that if you wear glasses this little dude will seriously scratch your lens. This is an expensive little addition to my Ricoh GR III pocket street camera.
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