nrj
Member
Well my R-D1 arrived yesterday and it looks great, I'm really wanting to go out shooting with it. I have a Leica 24/2.8 and I'd be interested in people's experiences with this lens. I would like to know especially what viewfinder you use with the lens and in particular experiences with the 28-35 cosina-voigtlander miniviewfinder such as how easy is it to use and see through. Thanks a lot. Also thanks to all the posters on this forum I've read over the last few weeks before I decided on the R-D1 -great information.
Nik
Nik
CDT
Chris
Welcome nrj. I'd can't answer your question but I wondering the same thing. I'd also like to know what field of view does the 35mm finder actually cover. I was thinking about using it with a 21mm (32mm view on R-D1). Is it a wide 35?
Didier
"Deed"
nrj said:
Nik
welcome to the club. I would first use the 24mm without external finder - just with the full frame of the inbuilt viewfinder, because this one corresponds roughly to a 25mm field of view. The R-D1 framelines are quite conservative and show the indicated field of view with 15% safety margin. Make a few test shots with all lenses you have to get a feeling about what's in the finder, and what's in the picture.
good light
Didier
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
hi,
for me, the method didier describes works quite nicely with my 25mm lens, so my recommendation is to just try out ...
cheers,
sebastian
for me, the method didier describes works quite nicely with my 25mm lens, so my recommendation is to just try out ...
cheers,
sebastian
ulrik
Established
I use the 24mm without externa finder, and I keep both eyes open most of the time. You get used to it. I was acually a bit dissapointed the 24mm, it has slight Barrel distortion, I know its very slight, but for architecture you have to compensate in PS.
peter_n
Veteran
I use the 24mm on an M7 with the CV 25mm viewfinder (with brightlines) and I like the CV finder a lot. Whatever you do don't buy a Leica 24mm finder!
yoshimura
Member
Hi nrj, welcome to the club. I do just like Didier and others described with my R-D1s and ZI 25/2.8: no external viewfinder, the outer limits of the camera's finder pretty well match the lens FOV. It is a good combination.
rvaubel
Well-known
peter_n said:I use the 24mm on an M7 with the CV 25mm viewfinder (with brightlines) and I like the CV finder a lot. Whatever you do don't buy a Leica 24mm finder!
I have the CV minifinder also. I second what everyone else says....just try it and get used to it. I leave my minifinder on my RD1 at all times, using it for both my 21mm and 28mm. Sometimes I don't use it at all, just using the main viewfinder...whatever I feel like at the time.
One word of caution. At least with my camera, the finder is loose, very loose. In fact, I have lost it off the camera 5 times!! I have been lucky to backtrack and find it. I finally wedged a piece of matchbook cardboard in the hotshoe which took care of the problem.
Rex
nrj
Member
Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm going to try no finder for a while on the R-D1. At the moment I'm using a v3 Leica 35 pre asph which seems a perfect fit to the camera and gives lovely results. Peter I'm interested in why you wouldn't get the Leica 24 finder. I want to use the 24 lens on my M6 so your recommending the CV 25 finder is making me think.
Nik
Nik
peter_n
Veteran
Nik the 24/2.8 lens is a marvel, you will love it! But the finder is (a) flimsy, (b) comparatively dark and (c) gives you a very small and tunnel-like view. OTOH the CV 25mm finder is open, clear and bright and has nice thick brightlines that help with the parallax. Chalk and cheese.
nrj
Member
peter_n said:Nik the 24/2.8 lens is a marvel, you will love it! But the finder is (a) flimsy, (b) comparatively dark and (c) gives you a very small and tunnel-like view. OTOH the CV 25mm finder is open, clear and bright and has nice thick brightlines that help with the parallax. Chalk and cheese.
Peter many thanks for the information - just what I needed to hear to make a decision
best, Nik