That viewfinder looks like a tiny weapon! Beware of the policemen :) (Lovely gadget, by the way!)
B. --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/12/5 Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org>: > G'day all > > I just knew that the auxiliary viewfinder that I picked up years ago for my > Zorki C would come in handy one day.... > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP1235-K5-1.jpg > > It's a turret type, with finders for 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm (in > 35mm terms). For the Q, the 50mm finder has about the same field of view as > the 8.5mm prime and if I get the 5-15mm zoom, the 35mm and 85mm finders > should just about cover the range. > > It does look a bit ridiculous. It's heavy and unbalances the camera but it > might be useful in a pinch when the LCD monitor becomes difficult to view in > bright sunlight. > > Probably more useful is this: > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP1243-K5-1.jpg > > That's a viewfinder designed for the Tele- and Wide- adapters of a Yashica > Electo 35. It's nicely compact and has markings that approximate to 10.5mm > and 6.5mm focal lengths on the Q. Certainly useable with a bit of > guesswork. > > Incidentally, the lens attached in the first photo is a Konica Hexanon 40mm > f1.8 - equivalent to 220mm in 35mm terms. I'm finding it pretty hard to hand > hold effectively while trying to focus. I'll try it out tripod or monopod > mounted in the near future. > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
