just curious

[back alley]

i'm being ignored over at photo.net (what else is new?)

maybe i should know this but i don't.



dumb question

 

[taffer]

I think he means a finder with the drawn bright framelines.

 

[Huck Finn]

I agree, taffer, "brightline" is not a brand.

BTW, Backalley, there are no dumb questions.

 

[taffer]

BTW, Backalley, there are no dumb questions.

Ditto.

 

[back alley]

so it's a brightline frame as opposed to ...what?
a dull frame?

or one without illumination of some kind?

joe

 

[SolaresLarrave]

joe, I really like your no-nonsense approach! 🙂

 

[rover]

It is what Steve Gandy calls them. Who am I to argue?

 

[rover]

so it's a brightline frame as opposed to ...what?
a dull frame?

or one without illumination of some kind?

joe

Well, there are the regular ones, and the limited addition neon ones.

 

[back alley]

ya know i'm serious here, eh?

 

[back alley]

Back Alley, I think that brightlines speaks to the fact that rather than the edges of the finder being the edges of the frame, you actually have a line projected in the finder which tell you where the edges are. Often, brightline finders have a larger exit pupil (the hole you look through) than other types and are viewable without having to put your eye right up against the eye piece.

got my answer...

 

[dwpayne]

Looks like the OP just answered your question. His answer is my understanding as well; there are projected lines in the view that delineate the correct FOV, rather than just using the edges.

 

[bmattock]

I have several finders, as well as the Tewes model spoken of. A 'brightline' finder is as described - a rectangular box 'drawn' around the inside of the frame you see when you look through the finder. It seems illuminated although it is not (at least not by electical or electro-mechanical means) - hence, it draws a 'bright line'.

With a 1:1 magnification ratio brightline finder, you can keep both eyes open while you look through the finder with one eye and you will see the bright box apparently floating in midair, which can make the viewfinder very easy to use.

Sorry I didn't see this thread earlier or I'd have responded sooner, hope this helps!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[back alley]

thanks bill!
i knew i could count on you.

jr

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I have seen the term "Brightline" finder refer to the golden lines painted on the finder, like on the Nikon S3 and Canon P. I have seen the term "projected line" finder refer to viewfinder lines illuminated in a separate window and superimposed on the viewfinder, like the Nikon SP, Canon 7, and Leica M3.

I have an oddball Sandmar finder with moving "brightlines" and a "sunroof" at the top of the finder (a plastic window) to illuminate them.

 

[back alley]

curiouser and curiouser...