finder transplant possible?

[back alley]

anyone know if a finder transplant is possible from a bessa r4* to an rd1?

 

[BillBingham2]

Interesting question Dr. F.............

 

[mwooten]

A most excellent question.

 

[BillBingham2]

Could be an interesting little niche for a handy guy or gal to do. I do not think you would have to open the sensor area......... but then I know more about reanimation........

B2 (;->

 

[back alley]

i guess no one knows...?

 

[bellyface]

totally possible. but why? there'd be no lenses that would correspond to the 1.5x crop and framing. to be honest the 1:1 vf is absolutely perfect on the epson. i don't know, does anyone have a another opinion?

 

[Krosya]

totally possible. but why? there'd be no lenses that would correspond to the 1.5x crop and framing. to be honest the 1:1 vf is absolutely perfect on the epson. i don't know, does anyone have a another opinion?

Agreed! I dont see any reason to have a different VF on RD1s than the one already on it.

 

[back alley]

why was not the question...

 

[bellyface]

Here's what I wish, and can't see why not. Why can't Voigtlander have a line if crop sensor manual lenses? Wishful thinking though...

 

[Rob-F]

Well, I think the idea would be to get the lower magnification of the R4 finder, to be able to see the 28mm framelines;but keep the frameline mask of the R-D1, if possible. If not possible, then I assume there's no point.

 

[kbg32]

Japan Exposures used to sell an eyepiece attachment that lowered the finder magnification.

It didn't work.

 

[markloch]

I would prefer that Epson come out with a FF-sensored R-D2 and then worry about VF swaps