elaydad
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what is the best accessory rangefinder to use with a folder? Thanks All
rxmd
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Something like this, probably - precise, very quick to operate, and you can use it for a lot of measurements.
If you want an optical rangefinder like in the old days, there are lots of different models. I don't think it makes much of a difference which one you're getting. I've used a Watameter for a while and it was OK, but the whole operation was too fiddly for me in the long run, so I eventually ended up selling the Bessa I used it with and went for an Ikonta with a built-in rangefinder.
If you want an optical rangefinder like in the old days, there are lots of different models. I don't think it makes much of a difference which one you're getting. I've used a Watameter for a while and it was OK, but the whole operation was too fiddly for me in the long run, so I eventually ended up selling the Bessa I used it with and went for an Ikonta with a built-in rangefinder.
Borghesia
Well-known
I have a few. Many say that the voigtlander is the best aux RF, that one is OK, but the Watameter de-luxe is better. Easy to calibrate/robust, and the measurement is seen in the viewfinder clearly.
chippy
foo was here
if you do decide to get an accessory rangefinda to place on the camera one thing to check for is that you get one that matches the camera's measurement scale e.g. metric if the camera is metric and imperial if the camera is...just saves doing that calc conversion
Ben Blacket
Established
Here's a new one, available in feet or metres.
http://www.fotomancamera.com/accessories_list.asp
http://www.fotomancamera.com/accessories_list.asp
Leigh Youdale
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I have a Voigtlander accessory rangefinder and it's fine in general use but it suffers from the small and sometimes faded view windows of that era. If I was looking for a new one I'd definitely go for the Fotoman unit. It's about the same size but modern optics.
FallisPhoto
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Watameter -- http://images.google.com/imgres?img...v=/images?q=watameter&ndsp=20&um=1&hl=en&sa=N
Photopia -- http://www.marriottworld.com/stock_pics/accessories/photopia.htm
Certo -- (no photo because if I search for one I just KNOW I'm going to get 10,000 hits, due to you-know-who).
Telex -- http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/telex_rangefinder.html
Prazisa -- http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/prazisa.html
CIP -- http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/cip_rangefinder.html
Voigtlander -- http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/images/106271.jpg
There's still at least one company that still makes an old-fashioned type optical coincident rangefinder: Fotoman -- http://www.fotomancamera.com/product_list.asp?id=256
I'd avoid the Kodak and Ideal "stick-type" rangefinders -- http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/kodak_rangefinder.html
Of course, that is, unless you have a Kodak camera.
Note that the Watameter was sold under a lot of different names (in this post there is also CIP and Telex).