terrycioni Posted February 6, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Greetings All, Â For those looking at a 135 Tele-Elmar or the Apo 135 you might be interested - I was digging around my Leica drawer and found a very cool 135mm Leitz viewfinder. It has a distance parallax correction scale and an extremely bright viewfinder and frameline. I tested it on my M8 with a friends Tele-Elmar F4 and it worked like a charm. I use the Tele-Elmarit with goggles so I had not bothered to much about this - I just may now look at finding an Apo 135mm. I have not seen these on the 'bay'. Â Cheers. Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 6, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Pretty nice Terry but should we be looking for a 180 mm external. 135 x1.33=179 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted February 6, 2007 Share #3  Posted February 6, 2007 Pretty nice Terry but should we be looking for a 180 mm external. 135 x1.33=179  Yes, that is correct. I am planning to use a TEWE 35 - 200 zoom finder; not as nicely built as Leitz, but at this moment that is all there is (if one can find it). It has been discussed a few days ago, here are the links:  http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/14731-mask-apo-135-viewfinder.html  and  http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/15459-interesting-m8-accessory.html  I am still decidig whether to use the 4/135mm Tele-Elmar with the TEWE finder or the 'bespectacled' 2.8/135 Elmarit. I have both - size and weight will probably decide.  All the best,  Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek Posted February 6, 2007 Share #4  Posted February 6, 2007 Pretty nice Terry but should we be looking for a 180 mm external. 135 x1.33=179  The answer to the queestion is *yes*.  The crop of M8 is 4/3! .. equal to 24 mm/18 mm and to 36 mm/27 mm.  .. and 135 mm * 4/3 = 180 mm  My one cent ;-)  Svend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycioni Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share #5  Posted February 6, 2007 Pretty nice Terry but should we be looking for a 180 mm external. 135 x1.33=179  Thank you all, I do understand the crop factor, I really do.  Shooting Long - Leica M8 - a photoset on Flickr  That said like many things about the M8 this is a compromise solution that works well (I tested it with a Tele-Elmar 135 F4) by using the viewfinder framelines and the outer edges - percise no! It is smaller and somewhat less obtrusive than the zoom style viewfinder that covers the full range, but each to their own devices. I do have a TEWE as well....   My additional two cents worth  Best to all. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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