Hey Mike, how about one for $99.00? Check this out -
http://opteka.com/optekamicroprofess...th11xzoom.aspx
You gotta promise to report back after you get it...
Hey Mike, how about one for $99.00? Check this out -
http://opteka.com/optekamicroprofess...th11xzoom.aspx
You gotta promise to report back after you get it...
Ed
got me, they have a 15% restocking fee and a 30 day return policy. or you can buy through amazon and possibly avoid the restock fee.
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Micro-P.../dp/B0021E2FII
Ed
Maybe I'll give it a try. I've heard the small Cavision is a real dog but maybe the Opteka is better.
I don't believe that correcting for field size, and parallax for an additional $500-600 is going to have that drastic an effect on my images. The ability to "see" a photograph doesn't necessarily lie in an expensive piece of equipment.
But then that's just me.
Brian
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This looks very enticing. I have 3 Linhof finders. A 5x7, a 4x5 and a combo 4x5/5x7. I have used them for years and wouldn’t go out without one.
But they aren’t perfect. The disadvantages are: 1) There is no easy way to carry it, unless I’m wearing a heavy coat with large pockets. Even then it is a clumsy shape and doesn’t go in or out of the pocket easily. 2) With longer lenses, it doesn’t seam to accurately foretell the correct focal length. 3) I wear glasses and there is no diopter adjustment built in. With glasses on I can’t see the entire field and with them off I see a complete but blurry field. I have a 35mm camera viewfinder diopter lens taped to the 5x7 viewfinder that almost solves the problem.
Not related to the design is the fact that whatever I see through the viewer is only pertinent if I happen to have a lens with the required focal length. In any event it is a great tool even if it only gets me close to what I want.
The aspect ratios of 1:1.37 and 1:1.3 are close enough to 5x7 & 4x5 respectively. It remains to be seen how easily the focal length scales can be converted. I think it might be worth $100 bucks to find out.
Jerome
The problem is weeding out the junk from the decent ones... and at affordable prices.
Daniel Buck - 3d VFX artist
3d work: DanielBuck.net
photography: 404Photography.net - BuckshotsBlog.com
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