Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
I don't know if anyone has seen this, and I've not read about this little bit of "cheating" here in the forums, but I've found a reasonably accurate way to frame and compose with a 21mm lens using the standard R-D1 finder.
With the frameline selector set to 50mm, a photographer can compose the scene accurately using the edges and the corners of the framelines. They equate to just about exactly the "thirds" lines both horizontally and vertically. The best part is the parallax compensation for close up. I don't have them up yet for viewing, but today I took a few nice environmental portraits using the corners of the 50mm framelines as my "thirds" composition lines. The framing and composition just worked out perfectly after that.
This makes it much easier for glasses wearers (like me) also.
Happy shooting!
Phil Forrest
With the frameline selector set to 50mm, a photographer can compose the scene accurately using the edges and the corners of the framelines. They equate to just about exactly the "thirds" lines both horizontally and vertically. The best part is the parallax compensation for close up. I don't have them up yet for viewing, but today I took a few nice environmental portraits using the corners of the 50mm framelines as my "thirds" composition lines. The framing and composition just worked out perfectly after that.
This makes it much easier for glasses wearers (like me) also.
Happy shooting!
Phil Forrest