Skiing with an RF, the good, bad, ugly.. with pictures

[pvdhaar]

As you may have read a week ago over here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86492 , I lost the 25mm finder of my Snapshot Skopar on the very first day..

Well, the pictures I took with the 25mm lens and the 50mm finder were mostly a disappointment as I didn't 'get in close enough' by far to fill the frame.

But what did come out right was what I shot with the FED 50/3.5 Collapsible. For all its 50+ years of age, that lens is magic!

I'm still pondering what to do about that 25mm missing finder.. besides replacing it, I could also trade the 25 lens by itself for a 35mm finder (which I also don't have).. or perhaps even trade a 50/2 M-Hexanon for an R to stick the 25 on and use the whole finder as an approximation.. I guess I'll have to watch the classifieds for a while.

Now, on to the pictures: CV25 on the left, FED50 in the middle and on the right..

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

As you may have read a week ago over here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86492 , I lost the 25mm finder of my Snapshot Skopar on the very first day..

Well, the pictures I took with the 25mm lens and the 50mm finder were mostly a disappointment as I didn't 'get in close enough' by far to fill the frame.

But what did come out right was what I shot with the FED 50/3.5 Collapsible. For all its 50+ years of age, that lens is magic!

I'm still pondering what to do about that 25mm missing finder.. besides replacing it, I could also trade the 25 lens by itself for a 35mm finder (which I also don't have).. or perhaps even trade a 50/2 M-Hexanon for an R to stick the 25 on and use the whole finder as an approximation.. I guess I'll have to watch the classifieds for a while.

Now, on to the pictures: CV25 on the left, FED50 in the middle and on the right..

Bad luck losing that finder! 🙁 ...maybe one of those six-station Russian turret finders could be a cheap alternative?. I too have that Fed 50mm - and love the way it renders colours, but perhaps we are both being stupid, as another thread here says that only idiots expect anything from old Russian gear!😉
Dave.

 

[dave lackey]

Hey, thanks for the post...I do enjoy skiing and since I cannot make the 3-hour trek to our nearest slopes, at least you have given me a gift! Nice to see and dream about...😎

Sorry about the finder.

 

[GBR66]

I'm a fan of skiing with a rangefinder...small enough to go inside your jacket, no viewfinder issues in the harsh light (as you have with an EVF) - however I agree that "zooming with your feet" can be tricky, I use my M8 with tri-elmar most of the time and this holiday tried my 75mm when I wanted more reach. And no - no issues with the cold and batteries/condensation or anything else this time or before...! Hope the attachments work - not tried this before...taken at Hintertux in Austria.

 

[pvdhaar]

Hi Guy, I think what you meant is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37258233@N08/4376307063/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/37258233@N08/4377082456/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37258233@N08/4376306185/

To Dave & Dave: Thanks for the kind words!

 

[GBR66]

Thanks - yes that's better!

 

[Frank Petronio]

I like the 50mm shots very much, they show the atmosphere nicely.

Try working lower down and putting something interesting in the foreground...

 

[GBR66]

...and while I am at it - here are a couple which should really be in a thread called "sitting on a chair lift with a rangefinder", from Gargellen, also in Austria....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37258233@N08/3428887220/in/set-72157616580241608/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37258233@N08/3428075069/in/set-72157616580241608/

 

[dave lackey]

Wow, both of the last two are great! Talk about putting something in the foreground in the first one....NICE!

 

[paulfish4570]

i have the rigid version of the 50/35. it does "cold" very, very well as seen in your own shots, and people, and cars. but it is a bit hinky to handle the aperture ring while meter reading.

well, you get the picture ... 🙂