CV 25/21 bright line ?

Does the current/new CV bright line for 25/4 (or for 21, which I also want) only

show parallax correction, or does it also approximate the full frame with

bright lines or marks..not just a glorified tube finder?

 

Is the Zei$$ finder better?

I believe the new 25 has brightlines. I'm not sure about the 21.

I have the 21. It is a bright line finder. Stu

Both have bright lines. Some older CV 25's had a non-brightline finder. Any of them (including the non-brightline) are pretty decent finders. The Zeiss might be a bit better (or not) but there is a huge price difference to consider.

I have the CV 21 finder, and looked carefully at the Zeiss.

 

The Zeiss is bigger. The Zeiss is all metal (both case and foot). The Zeiss provides a huge, bright, clear, undistorted image. A gorgeous finder, maybe even worth the price.

 

The CV is smaller and far cheaper. The CV image is bright and accurate (but not as big and straight as the Zeiss), and is really all the finder I want or need. Unfortunately, it is plastic with a poorly "spring loaded" plastic foot (the foot has a cut on one side so it can flex a bit where it goes into the shoe---this weakens one side of the foot quite a bit). The spring loading on my finder broke while removing it from my M6 last winter. The foot is replacable, but I was unable to obtain the part from any source.

 

I thought about replacing the CV with the Zeiss, but instead machined a replacement foot from aluminum. If I somehow manage to break it again, I may pony up for the Zeiss just for durability.

I also have the CV 21 and the view was beautiful. However the foot snapped as Clyde described. I went to a Leica 21-24-28 for convenience

but I don't like the view nearly as much.

 

Doug

Thanks ...I guess I should have asked "is the latest CV 25 finder a bright RECTANGLE or just bright parallax line?"

 

Does it frame/outline/bracket the image with a bright lines/brackets or is it just a parallax indicator?