Canon VI-T/L Frameline question.

[paniolo]

Hello Photographers,

I already own a nice Canon P and 7.
Now my eye sticks to the VI-L with its rotable viewfinder.
I hope anyone of you can tell me how bright is the viewfinder compared to the P and 7?
And it says, that there are 3 magnifications, 0.6x for 35mm as whole vf area. 1.0x for 50mm and 1.5x as focussing aid.
It says, that there is also a 100mm frame.
Is the 100mm frame inside the 50's frame or is it connected to the 1.5x mg?

What about the weight? Canon Camera Hall says it weights 960g, body only. I cant believe this.

Sadly, I realy love the P but its 3-line finder annoys me everytime I look through.

Regards
TK

 

[Spavinaw]

I have 7s and VI-T. The lines, actually corners, for 100mm are inside the 50mm solid rectangle. The 35mm setting has no lines. You use the whole finder image. The Mg for magnification setting gives a circular image.
I weighed the VI-T body on a scale I believe to be accurate though not precision. It weighed 25oz which equals 652gm. Without the rapid winder, the VI-L must certainly weigh less. My viewfinder is somewhat hazy so I can't do an accurate evaluation of its brightness.
By the way, on the Mg setting, if you can visualize a rectangle within the circle, you get at least an idea of the area covered by a 135mm lens.