Joe Mondello
Resu Deretsiger
Browsing around KEH the other day for used gear I saw an EX+ 21mm CV finder available for $115 so I snagged it. It just arrived.
Just a few quick snaps in the house show that the 21mm brightlines are pretty darn close to the actual FOV of the 15mm lens on the R-D1. Certainly close enough to be useful for composing a shot. Way better than the included 15mm finder.
Just FWIW for anyone looking for a useful finder for this lens on the R-D1 apart from the custom R-D1 23mm finder which I've seen available for $175.
Just a few quick snaps in the house show that the 21mm brightlines are pretty darn close to the actual FOV of the 15mm lens on the R-D1. Certainly close enough to be useful for composing a shot. Way better than the included 15mm finder.
Just FWIW for anyone looking for a useful finder for this lens on the R-D1 apart from the custom R-D1 23mm finder which I've seen available for $175.
JonasYip
Well-known
That's what I use with the 15 as well, because I happened to have the 21mm lens already.
I think you can get the finder new for $128. And for anyone thinking of getting one now, I believe when you buy the 21mm lens ($330?) the finder is included. Good excuse to get yet another lens (of course, then you need a finder for the 21...)
j
I think you can get the finder new for $128. And for anyone thinking of getting one now, I believe when you buy the 21mm lens ($330?) the finder is included. Good excuse to get yet another lens (of course, then you need a finder for the 21...)
j
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
JonasYip said:
Should be fairly close to a 35mm frame then yah? Those come up much more frequently.
JonasYip
Well-known
rogue_designer said:
That'd probably work pretty well. I just took another finder I had lying around (24mm) and cropped the view with some electrical tape. Not ideal, but works well enough.
Innerimager
Established
When I got my 15mm CV from CameraQuest, he very nicely allowed me to swap a 21mm finder for the 15mm finder that comes with the lens. I haven't tried it on my RD-1 yet, it;s been on my M8 a lot, fantastic lens and very user friendly finder.....Peter
rvaubel
Well-known
Innerimager said:
I splurged and bought the Zeiss 21mm finder for my 15mm Heliar. It is a step up from the 21mm VC finder but probably not worth the $375 asking price. It is a great finder with less barrel distortion than the VC, and miles above the Leica 21mm finder.
Rex
Joe Mondello
Resu Deretsiger
Innerimager said:
Camera Quest's website kinda confuses me . . . As you say the lens comes with the finder, but on this page, they seem to be asking for an additional $175 for the finders. Am I reading this wrong?
"Voigtlander 15/4.5 $345 Order Here (needs R-D1 15 Viewfinder $175, screw mount to M adapter $55)"
http://cameraquest.com/epson_rd1_VF.htm
iml
Well-known
rogue_designer said:
I use a 28 finder with my 21. It's pretty close, the actual FOV is very slightly wider, but not by that much.
Ian
Didier
"Deed"
The 21mm finder is included in the 21mm lens price. I happen to have both 21mm and D-15mm (=22.5mm) finders. When using the 15mm Heliar on the R-D1, the 21mm's frameline shows slightly more than what's on the picture afterwards, so one must consider this when framing. The D-15 is more comfortable to use, as you're shure what's in the finder is on the sensor. But if one already has a 21mm finder, or wants to buy the lens including finder, the D-15 is rather obsolete.
Didier
Didier
Didier
"Deed"
Joe Mondello said:
$175 is for the D-finders. The 21mm finder is inclded in the 21mm lens price, as the finders are all included for the 12mm-25mm lenses. The price for the 21mm finder alone is $128.
Didier
Ben Z
Veteran
One thing I noticed with all of the clip-on finders (mine are all Leitz) is that the actual image is closer to the left side of the viewfinder frame than the right. So I have to leave more room at the left side of the frame in the finder.