payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Any day now, I should get a Zorki 1, one which Oleg K. selected as a good companion for my IIIc and its lenses. On those rare occasions when I need to use both cameras together, I propose to have the VIOOH on the IIIc and use the Zorki only with the Summitar or the Industar 61 L/D. Thus I need to know more than I do about the accuracy of the Zorki's finder.
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Skinny McGee
Guest
My zorki 1 is very accurate.. I really enjoy using it.. It has a 50mm I22 on it. I use it along with my Leicas... I am not affraid to be alittle moreloose with it you know.. I think I payed $45 instead of $1000 so you can be alittle more liberal with it.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
The Zorki 1 vf will be almost as accurate as what is on the Leica IIIc.
I have both cameras, and they are certainly not the best in this catagory, if the built in vf framing accuracy is what you are looking for.
I have both cameras, and they are certainly not the best in this catagory, if the built in vf framing accuracy is what you are looking for.
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Skinny, xayraa33 is correct in saying that finders of the IIIc and Zorki kind are hardly the best. They are inaccurate at near distances because of parallax, eye position can make a difference, and of course edges are indistinct because there are no frame lines. Also, a typical finder will be set to show the correct field of view at a certain distance, generally in the middle or near range. My inclination here is to think that the "drop dead" distance will be something like 3 metres or perhaps 2. I expect I'll get the hang of the thing after ruining a roll or three, but history tells us that the lazy always prefer to pick others' brains. Thank you both.
Er, Skinny, you sure about the "superagulon"?
Er, Skinny, you sure about the "superagulon"?
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Valkir1987
Well-known
The rangefinder of the Leica III is a little more accurate than te one of the Zorki. This is depending on the construction of the rangefinder, the image in the rangefinder of Leica is a little enlarged.
You won't notice difference in the image of the viewfinder, although the one of the Zorki is a little smaller. The universall turret finder is a good option if you have other Leica thread lenses. (its parralax correction is very usefull for short distances) I even used it with the standard lense. You will enjoy both cameras after all.
You won't notice difference in the image of the viewfinder, although the one of the Zorki is a little smaller. The universall turret finder is a good option if you have other Leica thread lenses. (its parralax correction is very usefull for short distances) I even used it with the standard lense. You will enjoy both cameras after all.
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Valkir, if the Zorki is a clone of the Leica II, the range-finder's base is probably the same and the greater accuracy of which you speak must be explained by the variable telescope. I am concerned more with viewfinder accuracy since, as I have said, when I use both cameras together I shall keep the VIOOH finder on the IIIc. If I use the Zorki alone, the VIOOH will be available. Since I have an accurate, parallax correcting multi-finder already, there seems to be little sense in getting another. Besides, I understand that the quality of the FSU turret finders is variable; and because they were made originally for the Kiev (Contax), it is possible that their marked parallax settings will not be so accurate on a Zorki or a Leica.