Cameras with automatic parallax compensation?

[tjwspm]

To my knowledge, there are not that many analog cameras with automatic parallax compensation:

• Leica M3, M2, M4, M6: Rangefinder cameras with parallax-corrected framelines.
• Contax G1, G2: Zoom viewfinder with automatic parallax correction.
• Voigtländer Bessa R, R2, R3: Rangefinders with parallax correction.
• Canon Canonet QL17 GIII: Compact rangefinder with parallax correction.
• Yashica Electro 35: Rangefinder with parallax-corrected viewfinder.
• Minox Riga, A, B, C, LX, TLX, CLX: Subminiature cameras with parallax correction via movable viewfinder frame.
• Rollei 35 S, 35 T: Compact cameras with parallax correction.
• Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, 9: Compact cameras with parallax correction.

Who knows other models?

I find it particularly astonishing that the tiny Minox 8x11 cameras are among them. There, the viewfinder is swiveled according to the distance setting. More information and a video showing the movement here:

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[Dan Daniel]

Fuji GW series
Kodak Medalist
All Rolleiflexes and Rolleicords, except mayhbe early models

And of course Hasselblad and Mamiya and Pentax medium format cameras had their own way to overcome parallax.

Well, not certain if you meant only 35mm or smaller.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Mamiya C family of the TLR have a marker that shows the parallax compensation.

 

[Marcelo Paniagua]

Add Mamiya Press series. It has parallax correction for 100/150/250 focus length lenses.

 

[Marcelo Paniagua]

Horseman 6x9 series like 980. It has an interchangeable cam system that control focus and parallax adjustment.

 

[tjwspm]

Thank you for the information on the models, the list is getting longer...

 

[reddesert]

The Konica auto S and auto S2 rangefinders have parallax compensation in a rather luxurious (for a leaf-shutter RF) viewfinder, with projected framelines.

You mention the Canonet QL17 G-III, but something that people forget is that's merely the last model in a long line of similar cameras. I am pretty sure the non-G-III QL17 and QL19 have the same viewfinder. I don't know if the earlier large-body Canonets (with the 45mm lens) had parallax compensation, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I don't know about earlier Minolta rangefinders, but I think some or most of the Yashica Lynx rf series have parallax compensation. In the Leica-screwmount world, I'm pretty sure the Canon P and Canon 7 have parallax compensation. It is not that uncommon once you get into RF cameras with projected framelines, I assume because most of the parts needed are already there.

 

[mshchem]

And thus the Mamiya RB 67 came to the scene in the 70's and life was simpler

 

[Marcelo Paniagua]

The Konica auto S and auto S2 rangefinders have parallax compensation in a rather luxurious (for a leaf-shutter RF) viewfinder, with projected framelines.

You mention the Canonet QL17 G-III, but something that people forget is that's merely the last model in a long line of similar cameras. I am pretty sure the non-G-III QL17 and QL19 have the same viewfinder. I don't know if the earlier large-body Canonets (with the 45mm lens) had parallax compensation, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I don't know about earlier Minolta rangefinders, but I think some or most of the Yashica Lynx rf series have parallax compensation. In the Leica-screwmount world, I'm pretty sure the Canon P and Canon 7 have parallax compensation. It is not that uncommon once you get into RF cameras with projected framelines, I assume because most of the parts needed are already there.

Confirm the Lynx 1000 has parallax compensation. A fine camera and a pleasure to use.

 

[GRHazelton]

Have a look at what Dante Stella says about the Konica III, etc.

Konica IIIa and IIIM rangefinder cameras

I have a Konica IIIa and the viewfinder is...fabulous! One to one viewing, excellent rangefinder spot, parallax correction and field size change indication!
What more could one want?

I am surprised that Leica didn't incorporate field size change in the various M rangefinder cameras.

 

[OAPOli]

I can confirm that the Canon 7 has parallax correction.

The Koni-Omega Rapid series (6x7) and Voigtlander superb TLR also do.

 

[Hunter_Compton]

Kodak Medalist as previously mentioned, along with the Kodak Ektra and Kodak Chevron.

The Kodak Retina IIIS also has parallax compensation on automatically switched, projected framelines.

Some cameras like the Kodak Monitor have a finder with a dial for manual parallax compensation.

 

[ags2mikon]

The Graflex XL cameras had parallax correction too.

 

[Dan Daniel]

Voigtlander superb TLR also do.

Ha! One of the most extreme parallax mechanism. It takes the whole upper lens and mirror box and tilts it forward as you focus closer. Zeiss may have over-engineered, but the Voigtlander designers were on crack.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Fuji GW series
Kodak Medalist
All Rolleiflexes and Rolleicords, except mayhbe early models

And of course Hasselblad and Mamiya and Pentax medium format cameras had their own way to overcome parallax.

Well, not certain if you meant only 35mm or smaller.

SLRs don't need parallex compensation, or do they?

 

[DREW WILEY]

With SLR's what you see, you get. There is no secondary viewing system needing parallax correction.

 

[JerseyDoug]

I'm a little surprised that nobody has mentioned the Leica IIIg. Introduced after the M3, it's major improvement over the earlier LTM models was a much larger viewfinder, complete with projected frame lines and parallax correction.

 

[aconbere]

The Polaroid 110a, 110b, 120, and 900 (all of their type 40 rollfilm cameras with modern rangefinders, shared amongst a number of models all had parallax compensation.