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hi. I am new to the site and have recently been doing a fair amount of research on rangefinders... my 1st camera many years ago was a rangefinder- the Konica auto S2. not too long ago I started a documentary project and found myself shooting a lot of wide angle stuff with people in crowded places. I'm hoping to find something helpful with the rangefinder in improving my timing and vision. one big obstacle I've had is wearing eyeglasses, and having trouble particularly with the Nikon F's I started using on this project. I since picked up an F3 which is much better and I'm in the market for an HP finder. I am also getting contact lenses soon (although I'm not sure if I will like wearing them while shooting for other reasons).
so... it seems there are 3 or 4 things with a rangefinder that I expect to find helpful. I'm not sure what might make a big difference or what may be negligible... I have my eye on a 1:1 finder- in a Voigtlander R3A and Nikon S2 (which I've picked up and I know is a bit squinty but may be good with contacts- and I am a sucker for old Nikon stuff). and I thought a rapidwinder would be helpful when shooting musicans (particulary those who don't move around a whole lot, so you have to watch very carefully and have good timing) so as to not lose touch with the subect. not having the mirror blackout will help a lot I think, but maybe a rapidwinder? Or, a double stroke advance?? I was at a swap recently and picked up an M4 with the Abramson winder on it. someone else who came along while I was checking it out seemed to be a serious Leica shooter and he clued me in to the double stroke. is this a Leica patent? is the rapidwinder just a big help to lefties? now I am pondering an M3. Thanks for any input, and I don't always leave monstrous posts! 🙂
so... it seems there are 3 or 4 things with a rangefinder that I expect to find helpful. I'm not sure what might make a big difference or what may be negligible... I have my eye on a 1:1 finder- in a Voigtlander R3A and Nikon S2 (which I've picked up and I know is a bit squinty but may be good with contacts- and I am a sucker for old Nikon stuff). and I thought a rapidwinder would be helpful when shooting musicans (particulary those who don't move around a whole lot, so you have to watch very carefully and have good timing) so as to not lose touch with the subect. not having the mirror blackout will help a lot I think, but maybe a rapidwinder? Or, a double stroke advance?? I was at a swap recently and picked up an M4 with the Abramson winder on it. someone else who came along while I was checking it out seemed to be a serious Leica shooter and he clued me in to the double stroke. is this a Leica patent? is the rapidwinder just a big help to lefties? now I am pondering an M3. Thanks for any input, and I don't always leave monstrous posts! 🙂
