Bobby Posted May 20, 2015 Share #1  Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm considering buying a Leica for the first time. From some video reviews, I noticed that with a 50mm lens, part of the rangefinder frame is occupied by the lens. Does that mean that with a 35mm lens, an even bigger portion of the frame will be occupied by the lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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duckrider Posted May 20, 2015 Share #2  Posted May 20, 2015 Depends on the lens: a thick in Diameter Noctilux with it's shade occupies the frame, the small Summicron without shade will not occupy. This little extend into the outlook is very often overrated, You'll familiarize with it easily!  And on the picture there is nothing to see of it  Thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share #3  Posted May 20, 2015 that is kinda disappointing though. People keep saying you see more with an RF camera. But in the end, the bottom right corner is occupied by the lens, in most cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 20, 2015 Share #4 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Which, in practice, is something that one does not really notice at all, unless one uses huge lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted May 20, 2015 Share #5  Posted May 20, 2015 Indeed. Most commonly used lenses from 28mm upwards will not interfere with the corresponding finder frame. It is only when you will go to the extreme apertures for that focus lengths that this might become an issue. Nothing to worry about for a beginner in rangefinder since the problem lenses will probably be out of scope (budget) anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 20, 2015 Share #6  Posted May 20, 2015 that is kinda disappointing though.   Well, only disappointing if you don't move the camera a fraction to see what will be in the bottom right hand corner of the picture. Hold the image in your memory until you have pressed the shutter.  But I always find the importance of the bottom right hand corner overstated given the overall inaccuracy of the viewfinder. Taken at face value it's a wonder that anybody can use it to compose a picture, yet after a few rolls of film something kicks in called 'experience'. And from then on far from being a disappointment the viewfinder opens up all the options of seeing outside the frame instead of being masked as with an SLR. So instead of thinking 'I got the composition nailed (subtext 'because I can't see anything else')' you can see what is missing from the composition, perhaps somebody about to walk into the frame that would make it more interesting. Of course this doesn't work if that person crawls into frame via the bottom right hand corner.......   Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 20, 2015 Share #7 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Understandable as a novice that you question this 'feature'. But in practice it's a complete non-issue, as you'll find out if you take the plunge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted May 21, 2015 Share #8  Posted May 21, 2015 that is kinda disappointing though. People keep saying you see more with an RF camera. But in the end, the bottom right corner is occupied by the lens, in most cases.  And wait till you mount a 15mm lens for some real RF fun !  ... Almost forgot: welcome to the forum ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 21, 2015 Share #9  Posted May 21, 2015 Even worse - you have to move your eye from the focusing viewfinder to the framing viewfinder  Not that there is much focusing to be done on a 15 mm lens... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted May 21, 2015 Share #10  Posted May 21, 2015 Even worse - you have to move your eye from the focusing viewfinder to the framing viewfinder  Not that there is much focusing to be done on a 15 mm lens...  Wait till the Leica Noctilux 15mm f/0.95 is released Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 21, 2015 Share #11  Posted May 21, 2015 The only lens I could not tolerate because of finder intrusion was the 75 Summilux. It blocked a good third of the frame, and I lost far too many shots while moving the camera around to see what was missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 21, 2015 Share #12  Posted May 21, 2015 Wait till the Leica Noctilux 15mm f/0.95 is released Hmmm. A quick calculation, approx.  @ 3m : DOF 1.50 meters, hyperfocal distance 6m to inf. @ 12 m.  I think I could manage scale focusing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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