Bobbo
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Well, after some wheeling, dealing and waiting, I have a Youxin Ye CLA'd Leica IIIf coming to my door Tuesday morning for a trade. I picked up a Jupiter 12 for it (I loved the one I had on a Kiev about 5 years ago) and I made a finder out of a busted P&S, so I can shoot it when it comes.
There are a couple of questions, however:
-I'm having a hard time finding any 50mm lenses that aren't from Russia for under $300. Anybody else have this problem? It seems to be cheaper to buy another camera (particularly a Canon) with a lens on it. I know, I'm complaining about the price of a Leica 😱.
-I'm looking for a "real" (as in not made in my basement) viewfinder for the 35mm. I'm looking at three choices: the basic 35mm FSU viewfinder, a Helios 35/85/135mm finder or a VIOOH. I'm leaning towards one of the universal finders right now, particularly the VIOOH, as I could use it while I get another finder when I get different lenses. Why the VIOOH? Because it matches the camera, hehe. If I need, I've been finding 135mm viewfinders for cheap, so I won't have to worry about the masking down there.
So, which viewfinder is the best one of the four?
I'm sure I'll have some more questions later, as well as some pics in about 30 hours or so 😎.
There are a couple of questions, however:
-I'm having a hard time finding any 50mm lenses that aren't from Russia for under $300. Anybody else have this problem? It seems to be cheaper to buy another camera (particularly a Canon) with a lens on it. I know, I'm complaining about the price of a Leica 😱.
-I'm looking for a "real" (as in not made in my basement) viewfinder for the 35mm. I'm looking at three choices: the basic 35mm FSU viewfinder, a Helios 35/85/135mm finder or a VIOOH. I'm leaning towards one of the universal finders right now, particularly the VIOOH, as I could use it while I get another finder when I get different lenses. Why the VIOOH? Because it matches the camera, hehe. If I need, I've been finding 135mm viewfinders for cheap, so I won't have to worry about the masking down there.
So, which viewfinder is the best one of the four?
I'm sure I'll have some more questions later, as well as some pics in about 30 hours or so 😎.