brickftl Posted March 27 Share #1 Posted March 27 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm getting a Leica 21/3.4 super elmar for my M10, and thinking I should get a viewfinder. Questions: 1. If I'm using zoom/focus peeking, will I see those attributes looking through either the Zeiss or Leica 21 viewfinder? 2. If I get one of those 21 viewfinders, can it be used even if I have a longer lens attached such as a 35 or 50? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted March 27 Share #2 Posted March 27 1-No - These viewfinders are optical, not electronic 2 - These viewfinders are stand-alone telescopes that have no connection to lens or camera whatever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceRH Posted March 27 Share #3 Posted March 27 When using my 21, I focus first with the RF patch and then use live view to frame. No need for getting an external viewfinder IMHO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickftl Posted March 27 Author Share #4 Posted March 27 got it thanks. Using the live view after rf focus sounds like the ticket Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaRothman Posted March 27 Share #5 Posted March 27 The field of view of a 21mm lens is about ninety degrees, horizontal. This corresponds, for me, to just about the limits of my peripheral vision. So I often use that to "frame" the shot. I also sometimes take my hands, hold them out so that the palms face one another, and then cross them at the wrist to form a ninety degree angle. I can then follow my fingertips out to about where the borders of the shot will be. On an M10, you can frame loosely and then crop a bit and you'll still be fine. I find that these shortcuts work well enough for 21mm that I can do without a viewfinder, relying on live view when I truly need exact framing. (By the same token, the lack of such simple shortcuts for 24mm is why I sold my 24mm SEM and only kept the 21mm.) You'll love the lens, it's amazing, not just for landscapes but for interiors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted March 27 Share #6 Posted March 27 Leica has two multifocal optical finders: The "Frankenfinder" 16/18/21/24/28 The Leica M Viewfinder 21/24/28mm For everything else you mentioned there's EVF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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