Canon Angle finder B

[sfage]

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I just picked up a Canon Angle finder B for 75 bucks. I never thought of a conceivable reason why I would need one until I had one.

 

I like it.

 

Unfortunately, we all get older. My left eye doesn't seem to be focusing as well as it used to. I often find myself focusing and re-focusing. Well, here's the nifty trick. The Canon Angle finder B has a focusing tube built in to it. So, yes, I focus the lens and the Angle finder. It works like a charm. Razor sharp, bye-bye guess work.

 

Pretty good! It's a work-around for eye surgery, I guess.

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[masjah]

Yes, I understand where you are coming from! I have the Leica angle finder, and I find I am increasingly using it as a focus aid for tripod work, mainly because it has a 2X magnifier facility. (On a tripod I have it angled sideways of course!)

[sfage]

Masjah, can you show it to me? I'd like to see the Leica version.

 

Edit: I just found it. Where did you buy yours Mas?

 

How securely does it fasten? With the canon, I've had to bend the pins slightly so it's little more snug. I'm a bit worried that this thing is going to find it's way in to deep snow tomorrow.

 

On the side of the Leica, there appears to be a little turning bit. Does that make the fit more snug?

 

http://www.cambridgeworld.com/leica_angle_finder_i20859.html

[masjah]

Sfage, there are several variants of the right angle finder, depending on the camera. Mine is the latest 14300 version, but I honestly don't know the appropriate one for the SL2 - almost certainly not mine, I suspect. At least one of the earlier versions had prongs which clipped into the hotshoe - mine doesn't. (With mine you remove the standard eyecup, slide on the angle finder, and then twist the little locking knob to hold it tight.)