Ok, I know this is a long shot but bear with me, it is an LF question even though I'm asking about a micro 4/3 viewfinder...
I'm putting together a 4x5 aerial camera with a 150mm lens. I ordered a Dayi camera, have the Horseman 4x5 back the Dayi is made for and I have a lens.
I'm looking for a viewfinder and am trying to avoid the size/cost/complexity of a universal zoom finder.
I noticed that Olympus makes a VF-1 optical finder for their micro 4/3 cameras. Since the aspect ratio is closer to 4x5 than, say, a finder for a 35mm camera, it might be ideal.
It's meant for their 17mm lens (equivalent to about a 34mm on a 35mm camera) but apparently the viewfinder's angle of view is a bit tighter, more like a 20mm (40mm on a 35mm camera).
I was wondering, if anyone out there has a VF1 and a 4x5 camera with a 150mm lens, could you do me a favor and compare the field of views?
The little Olympus finder seems perfect and it's a bargain on ebay, but it's not in stock around here so I can' try it out.
But if anyone else has an idea for a finder that gets me close to a 150mm field of view on 4x5, I'd love some suggestions.
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