Leica CM with external viewfinder

[pcooklin]

Hello - Im looking at a Leica CM but wondered if anyone has attached an external viewfinder. Does this work, is this possible.
Many thanks,

 

[darkosaric]

Leica CM has flash hot shoe, so it is possible. Leica minilux does not.

 

[jochen]

Off course you can use an external viewfinder. The coincidence of the viewfinder image with the negative may not be 100 % correct, especially with a tele. The distance aside from the optical axis and the height above it is maybe a little bit different from the original camera for which the viewfinder was made. Original Leitz or Leica viewfinders are quite expensive.

 

[darkosaric]

What you can do - is to make your own finder (if you will not have zoom, but fixed lens).
Look at this camera - finder is huge, 34mm lens, so close to 40mm. If you want it - it is yours for the price of shipping.

 

[David Goold]

Replying 7 years late, but others may find this useful. Anything inserted into the hot shoe that isn't a recognised flash unit (e.g. a plastic hot shoe cover or an external viewfinder) causes a red "Err" to appear in the built-in viewfinder when 'P' mode is used for aperture control. So, no... an external viewfinder cannot be used if you also want to use 'P' mode. I haven't tested it, but if you're happy to use manual aperture selection, then the "Err" message doesn't appear and the shutter fires when, for example, a plastic cover is in the shoe.