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Peter
10-13-2004, 05:30
Hi Guys,

I am looking for a waist level viewfinder and I am wondering if there is any classic RF waist level viewfinder that I could get out there on the net? My friend has one of the CV right angle finder but it is not a real waist level viewfinder and you have to bring it to your eye to frame. Any help and suggestion will be appreciated.

Regards,
Peter
Pherdinand
10-13-2004, 05:32
:eek: waist level finder for RF? is there such a thing???
Peter
10-13-2004, 05:42
It does! Leica used to produce AUFSU waist level rangefinder in the 1930s.
pshinkaw
10-13-2004, 06:24
If you want functionality more than "classicism" (is that the right word here?) try this approach:

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/6607/wlf.htm

-Paul
rover
10-13-2004, 06:33
Now that is cool stuff Paul.
peter_n
10-13-2004, 06:40
I have a Zeiss Ikon WLF which works just fine. You can aim with it, but you can't compose with it - it's too small.
pshinkaw
10-13-2004, 06:43
The Kodak Starflex costs about $5 at auction. I had to buy 2, They were so nice. I bought one for my collection and am converting the one with a broken shutter into a WL finder.


-Paul
Peter
10-13-2004, 07:00
I just found out about Zeiss 436/5 finder for 35mm format. Anyone knows where to get one?
justins7
10-13-2004, 07:10
A few years ago I was obsessed with making viewfinders, including a waist-level one. I wanted to buy the 1930's Leica ones, but they're way too expensive. (Annoying collectors buy these useful things and they just sit in a box.)

I found the Contax one (shown above) for about $50, but ultimately found it difficult to use. By the time you compose, you've lost the subject. I find it easier to just hold the camera at waist level and aim...I would love to have a larger, wide-angle one, though.