What's the most accurate 35mm external finder for 2-3 meters shooting?

[Juan Valdenebro]

The fact is most in camera and external finders I've used are really prudent... They tell me one thing, and then my photographs include a lot more in the borders... I know cropping is better than not having the head 🙂, but for fast shooting, even if I know that, I tend to get less close than I should or than I'd like to, because of that prudence in design...
Recently, just weeks ago, I decided to use my R4M's clean 28 framelines for 35mm lenses, a much better choice IMO, and then I started to use my superbright CV 28mm external finder, and it works great: even if I have to leave its inner borders clean, it gives me a more reliable image of my photograph when I compose quickly on the street...
Then today I just wondered if maybe there's a really accurate 35mm external finder for common street shooting distances... Thanks!
Cheers,
Juan

 

[charjohncarter]

I have one of these, but I still find the 35mm finder setting on my BessaR to be the best. I use it mostly because the screen is difficult in sunlight:

Leitz finder by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[Roger Hicks]

Dear Juan,

The Tewe allows you to set both parallax and exact field of view. Its only drawback is that it's slightly soft at the borders.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Hi John, thanks for the comment, I'll check that finder for more information...

Hi Roger, so glad to hear you again! That's an interesting device I had never seen anywhere... I need to spend more time in your and Frances' great site! Thanks a lot for the link!

Cheers,
Juan