Phil
6th July 2010, 08:43 AM
Hi all - this is a simple question really.
I've been having a 35mm renaissance recently with an old F2 - what I have loved the most about it, is the fact that the viewfinder gives 100% coverage of what you get on the frame. This is very important to me as I always have tried to compose full-frame with no cropping.
Having been liberated from MF, LF and the tripod for a while, I am now in fantasy mode about maybe getting something like a Leica IIIf and bog standard 50mm, and just pocketing it to take with me on walks and use it as and when I want, guessing exposures as I go (it's amazing how reasonable you can get at this with some practice).
My question, to those of you using rangefinders, is how accurate is the viewfinder with regard to what you get on the film - are the brightlines spot on, or do they crop a wee bit? I could probably get used to getting more than I thought I'd be getting, but it can be a pain, as I've found on my Rollei T when I'm using the 16-on kit . . .
Cheers
Phil
I've been having a 35mm renaissance recently with an old F2 - what I have loved the most about it, is the fact that the viewfinder gives 100% coverage of what you get on the frame. This is very important to me as I always have tried to compose full-frame with no cropping.
Having been liberated from MF, LF and the tripod for a while, I am now in fantasy mode about maybe getting something like a Leica IIIf and bog standard 50mm, and just pocketing it to take with me on walks and use it as and when I want, guessing exposures as I go (it's amazing how reasonable you can get at this with some practice).
My question, to those of you using rangefinders, is how accurate is the viewfinder with regard to what you get on the film - are the brightlines spot on, or do they crop a wee bit? I could probably get used to getting more than I thought I'd be getting, but it can be a pain, as I've found on my Rollei T when I'm using the 16-on kit . . .
Cheers
Phil