jrethorst Posted July 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I found this in an antique shop. It adjusts from 35mm to 135mm field of view, and I thought it would be perfect for my D2, especially for action shots where the EVF's delay might prevent a good photo. Clearly not made yesterday, but built like a tank and optics are clear. Anyone know around when these were made? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Hi jrethorst, Take a look here What do you call this?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wildlightphoto Posted July 19, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 19, 2010 Looks like a VIOOH universal viewfinder, first variant produced in 1939 or 1940, ending in 1964. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 19, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 19, 2010 yes, it is the lyre-shaped unnumbered version, the most common one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 19, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2010 I have one that I bought via eBay for my D2 but never used it. Let us know what happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 20, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 20, 2010 I just saw: this one is a lyre-shaped one, yet it has a 8.5 cm setting. Dennis Laney does not mention that variant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulskyr Posted July 20, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 20, 2010 In the US, it was commonly known as an Imarect finder. Judging that it has a marking for an 8.5 cm lens (presumably the 85 mm Summarex), it probably dates from the early1950s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 20, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I just saw: this one is a lyre-shaped one, yet it has a 8.5 cm setting. Dennis Laney does not mention that variant. I wouldn't say is lyre-shaped... angle of view can be misleading... look a the front-left edge... I'd say is straight. This (sorry, quickly found dirty pic) is surely the lyre version : Edited July 20, 2010 by luigi bertolotti Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 20, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Looking again - you're right It must have been that excellent Nero d'Avola. Edited July 20, 2010 by jaapv Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 20, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2010 Looking again - you're right It must have been that excellent Nero d'Avola. Aha... such a good (and strong) wine can lead to much more important errors of evaluation... ... impossible to drink it these days, in Italy... 33 to 38 °C claim for something lighter... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 20, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) I'm a barbarian - I really like it in this weather slightly cooled. I'm going home - I have some small-farm goats' cheese of over two years old... Edited July 20, 2010 by jaapv Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 20, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2010 Hello Jaap, That's because you live in a part of the world that is lucky enough to have reasonable cheese. Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted July 20, 2010 Share #12 Posted July 20, 2010 I wouldn't say is lyre-shaped... angle of view can be misleading... look a the front-left edge... I'd say is straight.This (sorry, quickly found dirty pic) is surely the lyre version : Sorry Luigi this is not a straight sided one there are 2 kind of lyre shaped VIOOH, the older one have a more accentued curves and the 2 are illustrated in here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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