21mm Viewfinder vs Voigt. 15mm D Viewfinder

[MigL]

Hello.

Is it worth to use the Voigtländer 15mm D viewfinder (plus 15mm Heliar on a R-D1) ?

Or with a conventional 21mm viewfinder it's enough?

I want to know if money difference is worth or not, cause I'm planning to by an V. 15mm Heliar for my R-D1.

Which one would you buy?
Or maybe no one?


Thank you very much in advance.

Regards,

Miguel

 

[steveclem]

I have the 15mm finder for my heliar but almost never use it due to worry that I may damage it or the hot shoe on my travels. With post processing and 15mm of angle I've not really had any composition issues
I would say that if you intend to use a finder , use the one matched to the lens rather than the camera's sensor size and compose within the frame lines.

 

[astro8]

If it were me, I would just use one of my existing 21mm finders.

If I had no existing finder, I would probably buy the 15D finder and use that as a 21mm for film.

I use a 21D finder with a 21SA on the R-D1 and it's really nice.

I couldn't compose accurately without it. I kept ruining shots by chopping off heads and feet.

I imagine the 15mm would be even harder to compose with accurately.

 

[f16sunshine]

Not much if any difference between the two. Get what is available at a reasonable price. These are little fragile optics mounted in a very vulnerable place on the camera. They get binged up easily and yet have no impact on image quality. Some folks spend a fortune on Externals. I can't see any reason to.

 

[enero]

from what I understand the 15D is approx 23mm, so youre only gaining 2mm over the 21mm. So it seems that their isnt really much of a difference. Especially if you already own one over the other...

 

[MigL]

Thank you very much !!!

NO, I don't have any of them...

And that's the reason in thinking about them... because they're a bit pricey...

Thanks again.

Any other opinion ? 😀

Regards,

MigL

 

[Clint Troy]

No diff at all. Same stuff.

And believe it or not, the Zeiss 18mm finder is exactly the same as the 21mm finder. Just goes to show.

 

[Ronny]

You don´t need any finder for 15 mm Heliar.
Save the money.


Leica MD-2 + 15 mm by Ronny Persson, on Flickr

 

[sandrini]

Im using still my Heliar 15mm - however I have sold the D viewfinder since you dont really need this for shooting. Im guessing the framelines always and this, most of the time, works out for me.

However I am using the 21 D viewfinder with my 21mm lens.

cheers

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

15D should have an effective 24mm view, which is what the 15mm Heliar on an R-D1 would be in theory. The 21mm viewfinder would make "more sense" with an M8, where the 15mm Heliar would have an effective 20mm crop.

Since none are "exactly perfect" framing-wise, a few millimeters shouldn't matter much.

 

[Expatinprogress]

I use the CV 21mm Viewfinder for my 15mm Heliar in the R-D1s and I can tell you it helps a lot (due to the crop factor). Bright and clear as hell and tough, very tough. Now, with the Bessa L it might not be necessary.

But I must admit that I exchanged my 15mm viewfinder for a friend's 21mm. I wouldn't have never paid the crazy price they ask for these externals.

 

[MigL]

Thank you very much for your comments !!