Interesting M8 accessory

[jrc]

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This is an interesting finder called the Tewe Polyfocus which I bought through the 'bay a week ago, and just got delivered today. $74 including shipping, from Holland. The view is adjustable from 35 to 200. I've got some messing around to do yet -- it seems to be canted slightly to the left, but there's a screw that I think adjusts that, and also, the framing seems more precise if I set it at 200 (for the APO 3.5/135) than if I set it right at 180. We all know that the framing is a little "loose" with the Leica, but it seems with this thing set at 200, I get pretty much what I shoot..At 180, it's a lttle loose, just like regular viewfinder framing. The finder seems to be very well made -- that lever on the side is an adjustment for parallax. It's quite heavy and seems very well made. I don't believe they're made any more, so you have to get them used.

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[c6gowin]

Looks interesting, does it give you a magnified view or just frame lines?

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[jrc]

Magnified view, but more constricted than the regular viewfinder. The lens simply zooms from 35 to 200. I haven't yet worked out the exact relationship between the view, at say, 35mm and 90mm and the actual shot; maybe try tomorrow but it's been so damn cold here (right now it's -7f, -21c) that I just haven't been going outside.

 

JC

[Bill Sievers]

If you put that on a gun stock it will be as inconspicious as my D200. ;-)

[doubice]

Hello John,

 

Glad it worked out for you. I've kept one of these finders from my screwmount days and can't wait to use it on the M8!

 

All the best,

 

Jan

[jrc]

If you put that on a gun stock it will be as inconspicious as my D200. ;-)

 

The angle I took the photo from over-emphasizes the size; it's not that huge. However, once you start putting all kinds of crap on your camera like I have (the soft release, the magnifier) it begins to look kind of funky, and some of that quiet invisibility goes away.

 

I'd only use this viewfinder once in a great while; the rest of the time it goes back in the little leather pack.