hotshoe viewfinder for holga?

[northeast16th]

does anyone know of a hotshoe viewfinder that approximated the view of a holga? holga is square, of course, but i figure a voigtlander 35mm hotshoe viewfinder might do the trick. i have trouble seeing what is in the frame because the holga finder cuts out so much and you end up getting more than you see, quite a bit more.

i figure if i get an external finder and put it on the hotshoe i might get a better wysiwyg when shooting. not sure if the voigtlanders have a lot of vertical extra space so that you could estimate for square, but let me know if you know, and thanks!!

 

[Borghesia]

It's hard to find a 6x6 VF, you can try the cheap Voigtlander Kontur 6x6 finder. It works different as regular VF's though, you have to keep both eyes open with it (you can't see through the VF). It projects a bright square in your brain, which outlines the subject, which you see with your other open eye.
I have one and it works, you will have a clear 1:1 view, and it only cost little time to get used to it.

 

[ruby.monkey]

To keep within the spirit of the Holga, shouldn't you knock up a sports finder out of coke cans and old coat-hangers?

 

[Roger Hicks]

Another vote for the Kontur - though apparently some people never get used to them.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Mark A. Fisher]

I shoot with Holgas quite a bit, but haven't run across a hotshoe VF yet. You can only see about 70% of the scene with a Holga viewfinder, so I tell my students that, after they frame the shot, to take 2 or 3 or 4 steps closer to the subject, then take the picture. Imprecise? Certainly. But it is a Holga, after all! Obviously this technique won't be necessary for landscapes, but for closer subjects it works like a charm.

Mark