Use of the external 50mm 1:1 finder

[pvdhaar]

Given the raves that 1:1 finders draw, it was with great confidence that I ordered the 50mm Voigtlander finder for my Bessa-T.

I've now used it for a while and must say that I have somewhat mixed feelings about it. Agreed, it's nice looking, extremely well built, and I've yet to discover any distortion. But there's one things that bothers me a bit about it, and that's that I have to more or less stick it in my eye to see the entire view including the brightlines.

Am I doing something wrong? How do you look through the finder?

 

[aizan]

i stick it (sbooi) up to my glasses. did you get the tapered one for the heliar anniversary set? that's supposed to have less eye relief. the normal one has more.

 

[pvdhaar]

No, I've the standard one.. It's not tapered.

 

[aizan]

try placing your thumb under the viewfinder and resting your cheekbone on it to hold your eye in place.

 

[pvdhaar]

I'll give it a go..

 

[laptoprob]

True Peter, I also have to put the finder almost into my eye.
Do I see you in Amsterdam this evening?

 

[pvdhaar]

Sorry, can't make it to Amsterdam today. Hope you all have a fine evening!

 

[pvdhaar]

try placing your thumb under the viewfinder and resting your cheekbone on it to hold your eye in place.

You're the king! I tried it over the weekend, and this indeed makes it a lot easier to look through the finder. Not only the 50, but it works for the 25 finder as well.. Thanks for the suggestion. 🙂