Leica LTM Viewfinder for Hektor 73 1.9 and black Leica III

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
For usability clearly the CV 75 brightline finder.

Alternative (time frame matching) there was a folding type finder for the Hektor.
Hard to find. Or (as you say) a vario-finder.

BTW: Nice set!
 
make that +2 - i used a Voigtlander 75mm bright line finder with mine and it was great. well, other than that whole 'i wear wacked glasses so focusing a 73/1.9 on a Barnack didn't go well' thing.


roundg said:
1+ vote for the CV75mm VF. It's the best you can find for the money.
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The Leitz VIDOM finders came with a 73mm setting, and I seem to recall that some of the VIOOH/IMARECT ones did too.
 
You don't want a VINDOM unless you like looking at an upside down and reversed image of what your taking a picture of! Also the Dedicated 73 finder Leica made will cost about $700+
I vote for the CV75mm VF as well. They are good quality and small.
Hope you enjoy the lens. I found a nice one a few years back and I like it!
 
The VIDOM is not upside down, just reversed left-right. Unless you have the eye-piece turned to the portrait setting instead of landscape. ;)
 
I have recently bought a black CV 75 mm.
I think it will no only be usable also look good on the black Leica III.

Thank you for your replies!



haempe said:
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BTW: Nice set!
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maddoc said:
Hach, das ist aber mal eine schöne Schraubleica ... *schmelz* :cool:
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Thank you for your compliments, haempe and maddoc !

It is also a nice camera for taking photos.
I like the rangefinder of LTM Leicas very much.
 
Thomas,

I was going to mention that the old barnacks do not have any spring in the shoe.
I think the spring action was meant to be found in the finder shoe.
Now, VC finders have a massice, but flat shoe that requires the sprigs to be on the camera.
How did you modified your finder?
 
That's a beautiful looking rig! The Black CV finder looks great. I would imagine you could simply put sand paper on a nice flat surface and take some material off the bottom. Just remember that the finder will be looser on other cameras - go easy....
 
The camera and lens set look very nice. If you want to keep the vintage look, choose an old Leica finder. If you favor practicality, go with a modern CV finder.
 
Really great lens (even without a hood!) -- try shooting with it wide open, and you'll get some really nice effects.
 
sanmich said:
Thomas,

I was going to mention that the old barnacks do not have any spring in the shoe.
I think the spring action was meant to be found in the finder shoe.
Now, VC finders have a massice, but flat shoe that requires the sprigs to be on the camera.
How did you modified your finder?
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MaxElmar said:
That's a beautiful looking rig! The Black CV finder looks great. I would imagine you could simply put sand paper on a nice flat surface and take some material off the bottom. Just remember that the finder will be looser on other cameras - go easy....
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I (with the help of my dad) modified the finder with a milling machine. I reduced the width of the viewfinders shoe carefully by about 0.15 - 0.2 mm so that it has a tight fit even without any springs.
 
MaxElmar said:
That's a beautiful looking rig! The Black CV finder looks great. ...
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raid said:
The camera and lens set look very nice. If you want to keep the vintage look, choose an old Leica finder. If you favor practicality, go with a modern CV finder.
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Thank you Chris and Raid!


Acutally I have a lens hood for my 73 mm Hektor (in contrast to most of my other lenses) and I will show it at next weekend.

I am very interested to see the images it gives me both wide open and stopped down.
 
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