I recently purchased a Master Technika with the rangefinder removed by the original owner. He gave me all the pieces, and I have a preliminary quote from Marflex for $400 to reinstall the finder. Of course the previous owner had no cams, so I would have to get whatever cams I choose from Marflex at $250 a pop. My question to the Technika users of the forum is, just how useful is it to be able to shoot handheld, is it something you do with any frequency and in what sort of circumstances, or do you use the rangefinder at all to assist you in focusing off a tripod? Are there other ways that the rangefinder is useful to you? Would many of you miss your rangefinder were it to suddenly vanish? If you find the rangefinder very useful, for what sort of focal length lenses is it most valuable, and why? I have some thoughts of my own (usually a very dangerous thing), but I very much want to hear the opinions of more experienced Technika shooters before I do anything too stupid (as I usually do).
Thanks for your collective wisdom,
LJS
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