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Has anybody tried either the Helios 35/80/135 or the Olympus Pen VF-4 on a DP2/DP2s and can comment on the brightness of the finder and how close the 35mm brightlines are to the 41mm angle of the DP2?
Thanks in advance,
Xpanded
Thanks in advance,
Xpanded
ferider
Veteran
I recommend to skip the Helios finder and pick either VF-1 or a Tele/Wide finder (Yashica and other brands).
The 38mm framelines (?) of the Yashica finder will fit 41mm well, I believe. The VF-1, which I use, matches my M2 35mm framelines perfectly. It's big and bright, but the framelines are a bit faint.
Roland.
The 38mm framelines (?) of the Yashica finder will fit 41mm well, I believe. The VF-1, which I use, matches my M2 35mm framelines perfectly. It's big and bright, but the framelines are a bit faint.
Roland.
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thanks Roland - much appreciated
exlboy
nannankevin
Is Helios brighter compared to VF-1 ?
I am looking for a 35mm viewfinder for my Leica X1.
Thanks for your insight !
I am looking for a 35mm viewfinder for my Leica X1.
Thanks for your insight !
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Viewfinder
Hi
I had the Olympus VF-1 on my GF1 with 20mm (40mm equivalent) lens and it worked well. I guess, that's pretty similar to the DP2 FOV? Strange, as it was made for a 34mm FOV. As for the X1, being made for 34mm, it should be OK for 35mm. It was Nice and bright and accurate as far as I could tell. Your view won't be as tight around the frame lines as a 40mm, which gives you extra to work with. On top of that you can pick them up for £35 on ebay from Taiwan! A bit of matte black paint to match my GF1, and it really looked the part too.
Hope this helps,
Jim
Viewfinder
Hi
I had the Olympus VF-1 on my GF1 with 20mm (40mm equivalent) lens and it worked well. I guess, that's pretty similar to the DP2 FOV? Strange, as it was made for a 34mm FOV. As for the X1, being made for 34mm, it should be OK for 35mm. It was Nice and bright and accurate as far as I could tell. Your view won't be as tight around the frame lines as a 40mm, which gives you extra to work with. On top of that you can pick them up for £35 on ebay from Taiwan! A bit of matte black paint to match my GF1, and it really looked the part too.
Hope this helps,
Jim
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kai.zorki
Established
If i were you, i would buy the Voigtländer 40mm vf.
Very bright, well built.
The framlines fit from a distance of ~50cm-infinity
Very bright, well built.
The framlines fit from a distance of ~50cm-infinity
efix
RF user by conviction
Another +1 for the Olympus VF-1, works well with focal lengths between 35 and 40mm, although its frame lines are a bit tighter than 35mm. As jimmy2thou mentioned above, the VF-1 works well with the Lumix 20mm lens. Mind though that the VF-1's framelines have 4:3 aspect ratio, as it was designed for the Micro Four Thirds system. The top and bottom lines may correspond rather well to an actual 35mm 3:2 field-of-view, though.
I can't recommend the Helios finder, as the framelines aren't very accurate, politely speaking. Impolitely speaking, it's unusable bull****. I had it for my E-P1, and absolutely didn't like it. Another problem with it is that it won't sit tightly in the flash hot-shoe, at least my copy didn't.
The Voigtländer 35 and 40mm finders are reputedly good.
I can't recommend the Helios finder, as the framelines aren't very accurate, politely speaking. Impolitely speaking, it's unusable bull****. I had it for my E-P1, and absolutely didn't like it. Another problem with it is that it won't sit tightly in the flash hot-shoe, at least my copy didn't.
The Voigtländer 35 and 40mm finders are reputedly good.
elmer3.5
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Helios on x1
Helios on x1
Hi, i use the helios VF on my X1, i´m very happy with it, it´s bright and the framelines don´t go off that much under front light.
Can´t say anything about dp2 but it´s a 35mm VF and the dp2 has 41mm fov.
Bye!
Helios on x1
Hi, i use the helios VF on my X1, i´m very happy with it, it´s bright and the framelines don´t go off that much under front light.
Can´t say anything about dp2 but it´s a 35mm VF and the dp2 has 41mm fov.
Bye!