Q external viewfinder
Posted 25/04/2013 - 20:42
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Yep - I think the technical expression is "it's bloody useless",
Fine with the 01 lens - any other - forget it.
Carl
Fine with the 01 lens - any other - forget it.
Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
Posted 25/04/2013 - 20:46
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Thanks Carl. It is not just me then
Posted 25/04/2013 - 21:17
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It's not a zoom viewfinder. It does state that it's just
for the standard lens. It should be OK on any camera with
a 48/50mm lens. You need something like a turret finder
for different focal lengths possibly Leica or Russian copy.
A Linhof Finder should work ebay_link
The Pentax one being glass rather than plastic is
optically very good one of the best I've ever seen
and certainly better than any finder on a
rangefinder camera.
for the standard lens. It should be OK on any camera with
a 48/50mm lens. You need something like a turret finder
for different focal lengths possibly Leica or Russian copy.
A Linhof Finder should work ebay_link
The Pentax one being glass rather than plastic is
optically very good one of the best I've ever seen
and certainly better than any finder on a
rangefinder camera.
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 25/04/2013 - 21:58
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I've tried an old Braun Paxette multi finder and that works ok. It has a moving mask inside for 35-85mm views.
Bob
Posted 26/04/2013 - 07:03
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Algernon wrote:
It's not a zoom viewfinder. It does state that it's just
for the standard lens. It should be OK on any camera with
a 48/50mm lens. You need something like a turret finder
for different focal lengths possibly Leica or Russian copy.
A Linhof Finder should work ebay_link
The Pentax one being glass rather than plastic is
optically very good one of the best I've ever seen
and certainly better than any finder on a
rangefinder camera.
only on 'any camera' with a 4:3 aspect ratio
It's not a zoom viewfinder. It does state that it's just
for the standard lens. It should be OK on any camera with
a 48/50mm lens. You need something like a turret finder
for different focal lengths possibly Leica or Russian copy.
A Linhof Finder should work ebay_link
The Pentax one being glass rather than plastic is
optically very good one of the best I've ever seen
and certainly better than any finder on a
rangefinder camera.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 26/04/2013 - 08:08
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Sorry I didn't realize the Q was 4:3 so on a 35mm frame
it would cut off about 1.5mm top and bottom which my
Rollei 35 used to do anyway
it would cut off about 1.5mm top and bottom which my
Rollei 35 used to do anyway
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 26/04/2013 - 08:16
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You can set the Q to 3:2, 4:3 or 1:1 but the external viewfinder is 4:3 and 1:1
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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