What are good 35mm/28mm viewfinders for soviet rangefinder cameras?

[markjwyatt]

I have a Nikon zoom finder and an older Zeiss swivel finder, as well as a fixed Voigtlander/Cosina (21mm) finder. The Voigtlander is the nicest by far, but not as flexible as the Nikon zoom or Zeiss swivel. The Nikon came with my Contax and the Zess swivel I got pretty inexpensively. The Voigtlander fixed came with my Voigtlander SC Skopar 21mm F4 lens, and they are pretty expensive to buy separately (maybe $200), and they do have a 35mm finder I believe. Voigtlanders are nice because they have framelines, and good optical quality (the 21mm is amazing to look through).

 

[snusmumriken]

When I use the finders I'm often shooting from the hip.

How do you get your eye down there?

 

[Sirius Glass]

How do you get your eye down there?

I have been puzzling that for a while. I am not sure that I want photographs if it include close ups of unusual body parts.

 

[GregY]

How do you get your eye down there?

It used to be a figure of speech ;-) like off the cuff......

 

[Sirius Glass]

It used to be a figure of speech ;-) like off the cuff......

You have your eyes on your cuff? How odd.

 

[GregY]

A tough crowd.....

 

[darinwc]

search for 3.5cm finder on ebay. many early lenses and finders use 3.5cm instead of 35mm.
The kmz 3.5cm finder is bright, has some barrel distortion but not bad. There are also finders from cannon, nikon,and zeiss that you can find for under 100$ (looking at them right now)

I would take a single focal length finder over a multi-finder any day.

Also, another plug for the tele/wide finders made for various brands. Nice frame lines for 35mm and about 85mm.

 

[Huss]

"www.amazon.com/Xuan-35mm-Optical-Viewfinder-Black/dp/B08X3PDHJY" I brought one that is orange to go with my Nikonos V which is orange and black.

Seller's description. He really talks it up:

The product is a hand-made item, quality is not very good, the defect (like dusty, scratches, etc.) is inevitable. Please buy with caution for the users who mind the above situation.

 

[Huss]

TTArtisans now has 28 and 21mm finders for about $40. The quality of their other products has been good, so these should be good too. Glass and aluminium.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Seller's description. He really talks it up:

The product is a hand-made item, quality is not very good, the defect (like dusty, scratches, etc.) is inevitable. Please buy with caution for the users who mind the above situation.

What do you expect for $30US these days?

 

[Huss]

What do you expect for $30US these days?

$10 more buys you a decent finder. Who would recommend paying $30 for garbage?

 

[Sirius Glass]

$10 more buys you a decent finder. Who would recommend paying $30 for garbage?

Mine is quiet well made and accurate . Otherwise I would have posted a negative post about it.