Is there a way to get a .72 viewfinder replaced with .58 viewfinder ?

neilt3 · Jan 21, 2023

Radost said:
but them the silver will be worth less...
Can I order a 0.58 MP from Leica brand new?

And your black one will be worth more , you just transfer the value .
Don't like a silver camera ?
Put some black tape on it . It'll protect the camera body and make the camera look crap , so your less likely to get mugged for it !

guangong · Jan 21, 2023

I have the little Voigtlander 28-35 finder. Can’t get any smaller than that. Camera and finder goes easily into pocket.

Huss · Jan 21, 2023

Radost said:
but them the silver will be worth less...
Can I order a 0.58 MP from Leica brand new?

You have no intention of getting one.

Patrick Robert James · Jan 21, 2023

You don't seem too serious about your question.

If you want a wider finder you could just get a Konica Hexar RF, but then you'd probably say it isn't a Leica.....

Steven Lee · Jan 21, 2023

@Radost is this going to be your first Leica? Asking because I also wanted to add a 0.58 body to compliment my 0.85 M6, and was disappointed by its barrel distortion, so I ended up with a 0.72 body for 28mm lenses. It works quite well, but instead of wearing glasses I had to add a diopter to it.

madNbad · Jan 21, 2023

guangong said:
I have the little Voigtlander 28-35 finder. Can’t get any smaller than that. Camera and finder goes easily into pocket.

Don’t ever sell it, they’re close to impossible to find on the market.

GregY · Jan 21, 2023

guangong said:
I have the little Voigtlander 28-35 finder. Can’t get any smaller than that. Camera and finder goes easily into pocket.

The VC 28/35 is the coolest finder. Current Ebay asking prices are $600-900 USD. They are tiny and fit so well with early Leica LTM cameras. However, I found them incredibly squinty in use. ...& the inset rubber eyepiece is prone to falling off. I wouldn't choose to use one on an M camera.....but that's my personal experience. I'm more likely to reflect on how it is to use, rather than if it fits in my pocket.

MattKing · Jan 21, 2023

Give it a rest folks - you have made your point.

Radost · Jan 21, 2023

Patrick Robert James said:
You don't seem too serious about your question.

If you want a wider finder you could just get a Konica Hexar RF, but then you'd probably say it isn't a Leica.....

While I think the Konica is better camera it is too bulky. I want the Leica mainly for an investment and will shoot it a little.

Radost · Jan 21, 2023

Steven Lee said:
@Radost is this going to be your first Leica? Asking because I also wanted to add a 0.58 body to compliment my 0.85 M6, and was disappointed by its barrel distortion, so I ended up with a 0.72 body for 28mm lenses. It works quite well, but instead of wearing glasses I had to add a diopter to it.

I have had Minolta CLE for the most of this century. I got a Minolta and a Leica CL. Which are pretty much the same cameras. CLE viewfinder is perfect for me.

Radost · Jan 21, 2023

To people getting upset about a viewfinder. I also dont want to focus through one window and frame through another. I do it on my many folders and dont like it.

gone · Jan 21, 2023

Radost said:
I also dont want to focus through one window and frame through another

I don't blame you, it's impossible to do this quickly. Maybe you can stop that 28 lens way down and use it like a focus free camera? If it were me I would just center my subject and crop if needed after the fact, or go to an SLR or another RF camera that might have that sort of viewfinder magnification.

Is there a way to get a .72 viewfinder replaced with .58 viewfinder ?

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