Hi all. I am semi-skilled using my Nikon DSLR and decided that I wanted to see what film was all about. Being impulsive, I didn't go the easy route with some variety of "almost point and shoot" 35mm piece.
I located and bought a mint RB67. We are ok so far - I got past the hassle of figuring out why my shutter won't fire and all the safety features on the camera, and I learned how to remove and remount the lens.
My question: There is a standard waist level viewfinder mounted on the camera, and what looks like a brand new view finder that you look through at eye level, which has a pop-up glass plate on a precision type slide. The slide rails are graduated and marked with what appear to be the focal length of assorted lenses; 90mm, 127mm, 180mm, etc. So the question is what is this called, what does it do, and when and why would I want to use it?
I truly appreciate any assistance. I did try a google image search but could find nothing like it in a search for "RB67 viewfinders".
I have attached an image.
Thank you all
Art - FromNY
I located and bought a mint RB67. We are ok so far - I got past the hassle of figuring out why my shutter won't fire and all the safety features on the camera, and I learned how to remove and remount the lens.
My question: There is a standard waist level viewfinder mounted on the camera, and what looks like a brand new view finder that you look through at eye level, which has a pop-up glass plate on a precision type slide. The slide rails are graduated and marked with what appear to be the focal length of assorted lenses; 90mm, 127mm, 180mm, etc. So the question is what is this called, what does it do, and when and why would I want to use it?
I truly appreciate any assistance. I did try a google image search but could find nothing like it in a search for "RB67 viewfinders".
I have attached an image.
Thank you all
Art - FromNY