}{B Posted June 8, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I've picked up a Voigtlander 28mm F3.5 for my 111f and to go with it a plastic Leica brightline finder. The finder is a tight fit on the 111f and as the finder's shoe is also plastic I don't want to damage it getting it on and off. The finder has a lever at the back between the body and the shoe and on mine doesn't seem to do anything when moved from side to side. Does anyone know what this lever is supposed to do? The finder also has a dotted line within the solid frame lines to denote the area cut off due to parallax error. I'd also like to know at what distance this takes effect. If anyone else is using this type of finder I'd be very grateful for some guidance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I've picked up a Voigtlander 28mm F3.5 for my 111f and to go with it a plastic Leica brightline finder. The finder is a tight fit on the 111f and as the finder's shoe is also plastic I don't want to damage it getting it on and off. The finder has a lever at the back between the body and the shoe and on mine doesn't seem to do anything when moved from side to side. Does anyone know what this lever is supposed to do? The finder also has a dotted line within the solid frame lines to denote the area cut off due to parallax error. I'd also like to know at what distance this takes effect. If anyone else is using this type of finder I'd be very grateful for some guidance. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285404-leica-28mm-brightline-finder/?do=findComment&comment=3534077'>More sharing options...
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Ouroboros Posted June 8, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2018 I don't know anything about the Leica 28mm finder, but you've done well with the lens (bought from Aperture UK?). The CV 28mm f3.5 color-skopar is a star, perfect for walking and backpacking. I use mine when I don't want to carry the 28mm summicron asph on my MP. I think you'll enjoy using it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted June 8, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2018 Hello Howard, The lever is supposed to tighten the finder when on camera so it would not fall off. If you try to unmount from the IIIf, at one position, it would be harder to take the finder off. When off camera just play with the lever that must push one border of the shoe to press inside the camera's socket. The broken line is to " underline correct border ", top frame parallax for 2 m, so not to cut the subject's head when framing tight a portrait (under 2m). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted June 8, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) Does anyone know what this lever is supposed to do? The finder also has a dotted line within the solid frame lines to denote the area cut off due to parallax error. I'd also like to know at what distance this takes effect. If anyone else is using this type of finder I'd be very grateful for some guidance. The lever should be moved to the RHS when fitting into the shoe (viewed from the eye piece "end"), then moved to the left to "lock" when fitted, which leaves the lever parallel to the viewfinder body. What this does is put slight pressure on each side of the finder shoe to press outwards and increase the fitting friction. If you place the finder down on its top so you look at the bottom and move the lever you will see on the LHS a narrow gap in the shoe and will see when you move the lever to the centre the arm coming out to push against the side of the mount. It does the same on the other side but that is harder to see unless you slip some paper under the edge. For all that trickery it is notably ineffective The parallax compensation markings are for distances below 2m. Edited June 8, 2018 by chris_livsey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
}{B Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted June 8, 2018 Thanks for all the replies. I thought perhaps the lever somehow tightened the fit on the shoe but I couldn't see how. The 2mtr figure for parallax compensation is good to know as I think the lens will be used more for getting in close than infinity landscape work. Yes it did come from Aperture. I missed one they had last year but this time I was on the phone to them as soon as they opened on Monday. I'm not sure how much use it will get. I've tried it on my M10 coded as the new F5.6 28mm and the corners were very soft. I'm going out with it on the 111f tomorrow to see what result I get with film. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted June 9, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 9, 2018 . I've tried it on my M10 coded as the new F5.6 28mm and the corners were very soft. I'm going out with it on the 111f tomorrow to see what result I get with film. Stop it down too much and the performance does drop off, so I wonder what aperture you used? At all the 'normal' working apertures from wide open to f/8 my 28mm Voigtlander is so close in performance to my 28mm Summicron that the difference isn't worth worrying about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
}{B Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted June 9, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stop it down too much and the performance does drop off, so I wonder what aperture you used? At all the 'normal' working apertures from wide open to f/8 my 28mm Voigtlander is so close in performance to my 28mm Summicron that the difference isn't worth worrying about. It would be either F5.6 or F8. Perhaps I was being a bit too hard on the lens. Here is at test shot I took and a crop of the lower part. ISO was 200 and the shutter speed 1/750. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285404-leica-28mm-brightline-finder/?do=findComment&comment=3534433'>More sharing options...
}{B Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted June 9, 2018 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285404-leica-28mm-brightline-finder/?do=findComment&comment=3534434'>More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted June 9, 2018 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2018 That looks ok to me. I suspect he reason they don't appear for sale very often is because people hang on to them. It's a great little lens, constructed with mainly brass and glass and makes a Leica M almost pocketable. Enjoy it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Pop Posted June 9, 2018 Share #10 Posted June 9, 2018 I wouldn't worry too much either; you could try a different coding too just to see. But that lens itself is excellent; I use one on my iiig and iiif and love the results. I have the 28mm Elmarit f2.8 Aspherical M and this lens gives it a run. I've shot some incredibly sharp photos on FP4 and Delta 100 with the Skopar. Sure the Elmarit is probably a bit better etc., especially on charts and when you zoom into corners and so forth. But the Skopar is excellent!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
}{B Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted June 9, 2018 Thanks for the comments. I used it on my 111f today with a roll of Fuji Superia print film. I should get the negatives back towards the end of next week. I'll do some more testing with it on my M10 using the different 28mm lens options in the menu and see if one gives better results than the others. I bought it to use on my 111f but as it came with an adapter I can use it with my other film Ms which is a bonus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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