Kodak 35mm Viewfinder

[Heath]

Hi, I now have another lens for my Zorki 4. To go with my J8 I now have a J12 (or will as soon as it arrives). But unfortunately, I don't have the accessory finder for the 35mm.

Would the accessory finder for the Kodak IIIC/IIC fit and be usable? It is for both 35mm and 80mm lenses. I may be able to get one from eBay for a reasonable amouont compared to the hard to find KMZ ones or the prohibitively expensive Leica and Zeiss ones.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Heath

 

[ScottS]

How much do the Kodak finders go for? I'm guessing they'll run in the same range as the KMZ 35mm finder. As for which is better, I've never seen a Kodak one so I can't say -- but I paid around $20 for my soviet 35mm finder. You should also look into the chrome Canon 35mm finders (unlike the soviet one, this has a parallax correction dial). The canon chrome finders tend to be pretty cheap (despite some ebay sellers putting them up at high prices, getting no bids), so you may find a bargain on one of those as well.

Scott

 

[back alley]

heath,

i bought an aico vf from scott s that i'm not gonna be using now. i no longer have the cameras that i was going to use it on.

it's very compact and has fl for 35/50/90.

i paid 20 bucks, i think, and if you want it i'd sell it for same 20 u.s. plus shipping.

i'm heading out to the postal station in a couple of hours so it could be in the mail right quick.

joe