Dan Daniel
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With SLR's what you see, you get. There is no secondary viewing system needing parallax correction.
Hence, they overcame the parallax issue!

With SLR's what you see, you get. There is no secondary viewing system needing parallax correction.
The Rollei 35 has a second static frameline for the near range. I would not call it a parallax correction.
With SLR's what you see, you get. There is no secondary viewing system needing parallax correction.
With SLR's what you see, you get. There is no secondary viewing system needing parallax correction.
Minox wasn't the only submini with parallax correction (but not all Minox models had it). While we'll never have a complete list, the Kodak Ektramax 110 had it, and Minolta had it with their MG-s & QT 16mm cameras. Unlike the Ektramax, the Minoltas did not have focusing lenses, but they had slip-on close-up lenses. Each close-up "filter" had two lenses -- one for the camera lens, and the other for the viewfinder -- which corrected for parallax.
I really don't care for paralax compensation. Most of the time it doesn't matter, it's good enough without. When you need accurate framing a rangefinder would never be good enough.
When you need accurate framing a rangefinder would never be good enough.
Why? A rangefinder?
Well paralax compensation is mostly on rangefinder and twin lens reflex. There is no need for compensation on single lens reflex or view camera. So when the OP talked about automatic paralax compensation I think he meant a rangefinder. All the cameras he listed in his first post are rangefinders.
I understand what you mean. Well, since I am the OP myself, I can clarify that.
At least the Minox cameras as well as the Rollei 35 on my list do not have a rangefinder.
My starting point was about the automatic parallax compensation of the 8x11 Minox. As you can see here, it is coupled with the distance dial:
Based on this, I asked the question here which other cameras still have an automatic parallax compensation.![]()
Checking a Minox (A, B, BL, LX, EC, AX)
Before or after purchasing a Minox, it is advisable to check the camera thoroughly. For most checks you don't need any tools and you don't have to open the camera either.moments-of-now.com
This is required with the Minox for distances between 0.2 m and 2 m. Otherwise, the frame will not be correct. So you definitely need it with this camera.
But I agree with you, at greater distances (2 to 3 m or more), you need it less and less.
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