smoody Posted December 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just received the new Voigtlander zoom viewfinder from CameraQuest and thought someone might be interested in seeing it on the M9 to get a sense of the size. My thoughts: - I love the look -- especially compared to the Leica 16-17-21 adjustable viewfinder. It has a great vintage look to it. The front lens element is almost as big as my 35mm f/2 lens. It looks and feels like a second tiny lens is attached to the camera. - The view through the finder is very clear and it's easy to see the edges (for me anyway -- I don't wear glasses). It's also very bright in my opinion. It distorts a bit at the wider end, but not much relative to some other viewfinders I've looked through. - It is continuous zoom but has click-points at 15,18,21,25,28, and 35mm. If you get really close to one of those points, it'll click into place. I recently purchase the Tri-Elmar WATE and this viewfinder is a perfect companion. - It comes with a small pouch. I wasn't expecting it as their lenses don't come with any pouches (but they should!). - To my eyes, the black paint finish on the viewfinder perfectly matches the color/texture of the black M9 top plate, which is another unexpected bonus. - It feels very solid. It's brand new and I just unpacked it but I think I'm going to like it quite a bit. At $529, it cost a $300 or so less than the frankenfinder. Photos: [ My apologies for the picture quality. I just wanted to post something really quick ] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Hi smoody, Take a look here [pics] Voightlander 15-35mm Zoom Finder mounted on M9. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
smoody Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted December 9, 2009 oops. Meant to post this on the M9 forum. I apologize if photos have already been posted and I did not intend to emphasize the M9 on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delander † Posted December 9, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 9, 2009 To be honest it looks huge, much larger than I had anticipated and even worse than the Frankenfinder so I'll stick with the latter. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted December 10, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 10, 2009 Smoody, how much is that anti-thank gun? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyves Posted December 10, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 10, 2009 No way to shoot in London with this. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/108387-interesting-article.html#post1143725 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljclark Posted December 11, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2009 I advance-ordered the finder and it shipped yesterday. When I saw the pictures by the OP I was ready to make the decision to turn the box around and send it back unopened. I then looked at the pictures on Stephen Gandy's site -- where the finder doesn't look so bad. My conclusion is that the OP's photos are just too poor to support any decision. That leaves me hanging, because it would be "cleaner" to make a yes/no decision without unpacking the finder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted December 11, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is that finder really much larger than, say, a VIOOH on a IIIc? After all, the M9 is a larger camera. It all depends, I think, of what the finder does for you. I have only two lenses that do really demand an accessory finder, 18 and 25mm (though I like to use one with my 28 Summicron). I think this could be a viable alternative, if the finder image is right, and if you don't get lost among the dials. The old man from the Age of the VIDOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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