SteveRD1
Well-known
My RD1 comes tomorrow with a CV35 2.5 lens. Was wondering if the following lens from B&H would work on the Rd1?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=179091&is=REG
Im new to rangefinders and I know I would want a wide angle. Any suggestions?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=179091&is=REG
Im new to rangefinders and I know I would want a wide angle. Any suggestions?
richard_l
Well-known
Sure. You'll need an M to screwmount adaptor, that's all. It won't be rangefinder coupled, but that doesn't matter.
SteveRD1
Well-known
Would the finder work and be accurate that it comes with or would I need a different finder?
richard_l
Well-known
The finder should work as well as any accessory finder.
Dan Lazin
Member
With the R-D1's 1.53x crop factor, you will either need a different finder or you'll need to mask off the finder that lens comes with so that it shows a 22.5mm field of view instead of 15mm. I'm thinking about getting a 15/4.5 myself and asked about the finder issue in another thread (here).
A few things:
1) As Sean explains in his wide-lenses review on Luminous Landscape (here), the 15/4.5 vignettes quite badly on the R-D1. I'm prepared to live with that; you might not be.
2) Unless you need something else from B&H in the same order, would you consider buying from Stephen Gandy at cameraquest.com? Buying from him is a nice reward for the immense time he puts into one of the most informative RF sites around -- and you'll even save $4.95 versus B&H.
3) Gandy stocks the best viewfinder for the 15/4.5 on an R-D1, the Cosina Voigtlander 15D (D indicating that it's designed for digital -- that is, it offers a 22.5mm field of view instead). Unfortunately, that finder is $175, and the screwmount-to-M adapter you'll need to mount the lens is another $55. Instead, as the above-linked thread suggests, consider the $128 finder for the 25/4, which is apparently a good approximation of what you need (better at infinity, a little too tight at close focus) or buy the 25/4 lens as well, which comes with the finder for $245. Then you'll have an extra lens, although you'll need another external viewfinder for that one (does it never end?) unless you don't wear glasses. If you're spectacle-free, apparently the outside edges of the R-D1's built-in finder, outside the 28mm framelines, work OK for the 25/4. No matter what viewfinder you go with, you'll need that screw-to-M adapter.
A few things:
1) As Sean explains in his wide-lenses review on Luminous Landscape (here), the 15/4.5 vignettes quite badly on the R-D1. I'm prepared to live with that; you might not be.
2) Unless you need something else from B&H in the same order, would you consider buying from Stephen Gandy at cameraquest.com? Buying from him is a nice reward for the immense time he puts into one of the most informative RF sites around -- and you'll even save $4.95 versus B&H.
3) Gandy stocks the best viewfinder for the 15/4.5 on an R-D1, the Cosina Voigtlander 15D (D indicating that it's designed for digital -- that is, it offers a 22.5mm field of view instead). Unfortunately, that finder is $175, and the screwmount-to-M adapter you'll need to mount the lens is another $55. Instead, as the above-linked thread suggests, consider the $128 finder for the 25/4, which is apparently a good approximation of what you need (better at infinity, a little too tight at close focus) or buy the 25/4 lens as well, which comes with the finder for $245. Then you'll have an extra lens, although you'll need another external viewfinder for that one (does it never end?) unless you don't wear glasses. If you're spectacle-free, apparently the outside edges of the R-D1's built-in finder, outside the 28mm framelines, work OK for the 25/4. No matter what viewfinder you go with, you'll need that screw-to-M adapter.
S
Sean Reid
Guest
Also consider the CV 12mm lens which, in my testing, performed better overall on the R-D1 than the 15mm.
Cheers,
Sean
Cheers,
Sean
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Børre Ludvigsen
The Voigtländer 12mm/5.6 is indeed recommendable. The slight vignetting is a nuisance only in uniformly colored shots (clear sky, snow field) and the click stop at 1m obviates the need for any focusing. (The lens is not rangefinder coupled, along with the 15 and 25mm.) It comes with an impressive 12mm (135 format) finder, but you may want to order the 12D finder for the 1.5 digital crop. I'll be happy to send some sample shots if you want. -Børre
Didier
"Deed"
I use the 15mm Heliar on the R-D1 often. You may use a Voigtlander D-15 (=22.5mm) or a Voigtlander 21mm finder, borth work well.
Didier
Didier
Terao
Kiloran
The 12 is fantastic but bloody expensive. I've shot a lot with it - check my flickr gallery.
I may get the 15 as well but the severe vignetting has put me off. Only downer with the lens on the R-D1 is that the aux D finder costs an arm and a leg as well - fortunately I got a good deal on one from here. Its tricky to use on the R-D1 without the D aux finder, although you could tape up the full-frame finder at a push...
I may get the 15 as well but the severe vignetting has put me off. Only downer with the lens on the R-D1 is that the aux D finder costs an arm and a leg as well - fortunately I got a good deal on one from here. Its tricky to use on the R-D1 without the D aux finder, although you could tape up the full-frame finder at a push...