Rangefinder10
Newbie
Hi to All
I tried rangefinder photography (Leica M6) 4/5 years ago and must confess I struggled a little. Great camera with 35mm lens but...... I found it difficult to see even the framelines of the 35mm lens fitted when my wearing my specs (essential requirement). The viewfinder was the 0.72mm version.
After a year I sold it and went back to SLRs (film and digital). However I miss the compact size and enjoyment of rangefinder shooting, even with its limitations.
My interest is street using wide to standard lens set up
Thinking back I believe that my basic mistake was in not getting the 0.58mm viewfinder which I think would have been much better suited.
I am interested in trying again and would welcome advice on options available, before handing over sizeable amounts of hard earned cash.
Whilst I am looking for some good quality equipment I am not automatically jumping straight back to Leica but want to explore options available that meet my brief:-
Compact sizing
Quality buld of both body and lenses
Either Manual or auto
Easy viewing of wide to standard lenses (24mm to 50mm) whilst wearing specs, preferably without use of additional viewfinder
I am familiar with the quality of zeiss lenses as I have owned a Contax SLRs in the past
A few questions come to mind :-
Do Zeiss have viewfinder options or just the 0.72mm ?
Can viewfinders be adapted to suit specs wearers?
Are the majoity of Zeiss users pleased with their gear ?
I realise that I have posted this on the Zeiss site but both biased and impartial viewpoints would be welcomed as to which options might fit the brief best.
regards
John
I tried rangefinder photography (Leica M6) 4/5 years ago and must confess I struggled a little. Great camera with 35mm lens but...... I found it difficult to see even the framelines of the 35mm lens fitted when my wearing my specs (essential requirement). The viewfinder was the 0.72mm version.
After a year I sold it and went back to SLRs (film and digital). However I miss the compact size and enjoyment of rangefinder shooting, even with its limitations.
My interest is street using wide to standard lens set up
Thinking back I believe that my basic mistake was in not getting the 0.58mm viewfinder which I think would have been much better suited.
I am interested in trying again and would welcome advice on options available, before handing over sizeable amounts of hard earned cash.
Whilst I am looking for some good quality equipment I am not automatically jumping straight back to Leica but want to explore options available that meet my brief:-
Compact sizing
Quality buld of both body and lenses
Either Manual or auto
Easy viewing of wide to standard lenses (24mm to 50mm) whilst wearing specs, preferably without use of additional viewfinder
I am familiar with the quality of zeiss lenses as I have owned a Contax SLRs in the past
A few questions come to mind :-
Do Zeiss have viewfinder options or just the 0.72mm ?
Can viewfinders be adapted to suit specs wearers?
Are the majoity of Zeiss users pleased with their gear ?
I realise that I have posted this on the Zeiss site but both biased and impartial viewpoints would be welcomed as to which options might fit the brief best.
regards
John