Waist Level Viewfinder

[Peter]

Hi Guys,

I am looking for a waist level viewfinder and I am wondering if there is any classic RF waist level viewfinder that I could get out there on the net? My friend has one of the CV right angle finder but it is not a real waist level viewfinder and you have to bring it to your eye to frame. Any help and suggestion will be appreciated.

Regards,
Peter

 

[Pherdinand]

😱 waist level finder for RF? is there such a thing???

 

[Peter]

It does! Leica used to produce AUFSU waist level rangefinder in the 1930s.

 

[pshinkaw]

If you want functionality more than "classicism" (is that the right word here?) try this approach:

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/6607/wlf.htm

-Paul

 

[rover]

Now that is cool stuff Paul.

 

[peter_n]

I have a Zeiss Ikon WLF which works just fine. You can aim with it, but you can't compose with it - it's too small.

 

[pshinkaw]

The Kodak Starflex costs about $5 at auction. I had to buy 2, They were so nice. I bought one for my collection and am converting the one with a broken shutter into a WL finder.


-Paul

 

[Peter]

I just found out about Zeiss 436/5 finder for 35mm format. Anyone knows where to get one?

 

[justins7]

Waist-level finder

Waist-level finder

A few years ago I was obsessed with making viewfinders, including a waist-level one. I wanted to buy the 1930's Leica ones, but they're way too expensive. (Annoying collectors buy these useful things and they just sit in a box.)

I found the Contax one (shown above) for about $50, but ultimately found it difficult to use. By the time you compose, you've lost the subject. I find it easier to just hold the camera at waist level and aim...I would love to have a larger, wide-angle one, though.