epand56 Posted August 8, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I found this beautiful Zorki revolver viewfinder very usefull to compose the picture when using a Tele Elmar 135mm. This viewfinder has 5 different framelines, one of them is the 135. Plus, the 135 has 3 differents positions, one for subject at 1.5 meters, one for 3 meters and the last for infinite. This pretty well solve the parallax problem. Except for the archeological look, It perfectly works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 Hi epand56, Take a look here TE 135mm: how to compose a picture. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Mark Pope Posted August 8, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 8, 2009 Hi Enrico, I haven't seen one of those for years. One question though - the M8 will have a field of view equivalent to just over 200mm with a 135 - is it easy to guesstimate the framing? Mind you it's got to be easier than using the M8's viewfinder! Cheers Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted August 8, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 8, 2009 Me too have the Russian Revolver... and keep it with a sort of nostalgic sentiment : I bought it 33 years ago for my Zorky 4k... my first RF and the camera that convinced me to continue the RF way, of course with OTHER cameras... . I have also the similar Zeiss Revolver, which has also the 21 frame and has a much clearer view; but of course, as Mark said, with M8 you should need a 180mm VF:time ago I looked for one, and discovered that there is the TEWE finder with 180, not difficult to find, but at the end didn't buy it: I prefer direct M8 finder and guessing with the rule of "intermediate between 90 and RF patch". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted August 9, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2009 re the 135 - isn't the effective FOV closer to 180 than 200? (135 x 1.33). re framing - I'm still VERY happy using my modified Apo Telyt which brings up the 90mm framelines. Composition takes an imaginary frame 50% between the 90mm frame and the RF patch. Works for me more easily than trying to use an external VF. But whatever works! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted August 9, 2009 the M8 will have a field of view equivalent to just over 200mm with a 135 - is it easy to guesstimate the framing? Mark, I didn't think of that, you know I'm quite naïf when it comes to photography... But experimenting with the revolver I saw that what you see in the Zorky VF is quite similar to what you get on the picture. Anyway, Chris and Luigi are right, estimate between the 90 framelines and the patch is less of a pain since with such a lenght of lens pasing from the RF to the VF could result in a loss of the focus. But it looks so nice on the camera... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pope Posted August 9, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 9, 2009 re the 135 - isn't the effective FOV closer to 180 than 200? (135 x 1.33). D'OH! I multiplied by 1.6 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauribix Posted August 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) D'OH! I multiplied by 1.6 . Heretic!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pope Posted August 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 10, 2009 Heretic!!! Indeed. Just off to give myself a damned good thrashing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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