msitaraman Posted July 26, 2000 Share Posted July 26, 2000 I have a pure trivia question, which I hope is OK for this forum. <p> I was reading the July 2000 issue of National Geographic, and the front section has a picture of one of their photographers, Reza. He is apparently wearing a black M6, with an auxiliary rectangular viewfinder (black)and a very large diameter lens. <p> What lens and what finder is he wearing? It can't be a Noctilux, or SUmmicron 90 I figured, because the old auxiliary 50mm and 90mm finders are round. Its too big to be a 35, 28. Maybe a 21? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_collier Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 It has the newer black plastic finder so it is a 21, 24 or 28. It is too wide for the 28 so that leaves the 24 or 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_buechler Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 Its difficult to see, but the "finder" doesn't appear to be centered over the lens, as it would be if it were mounted in the accessory shoe. I think it may be just part of the statuary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_collier Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 The accessory shoe is not centered over the lens axis on M cameras. The black plastic finders have the shoe offset to try and compensate for this but are still off to one side. The earlier metal bodied finders have no shoe offset at all and thus are even further away from the lens axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_buechler Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 Hmmm - the shadows and my early-morning pre-coffee vision were deceivingme. It certainly is a black M6 with a black viewfinder and a square lensshade.<BR CLEAR=BOTH><IMG SRC="http://www.toad.net/~jbuechler/natgeo.jpg" NOSAVE HEIGHT=200 WIDTH=292> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitaraman Posted July 27, 2000 Author Share Posted July 27, 2000 So what lens is it? The lens caught my eye, because of its large diameter. Of course, the finder need not be matched to the lens, depending on Reza's habits. He could conceivably be leaving the finder mounted while using a Noctilux or a 75 Summilux or 90 Summricron, using the eyepiece for those. His pictures inside though suggest that he uses the wide angles a lot. <p> Nice of you to chip in with the scan Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kens Posted August 6, 2000 Share Posted August 6, 2000 What I find interesting is the fully round chrome-like reflection of what appears to be the lens front ring. With late 21 & 24 shades, you would not see this, due to the flat upper & lower rims of the shade. You would, however, see this with a late Noctilux because the square shade is a pull-out, leaving the front ring visible. To me this eliminates the likelihood of it being a 24mm, which did not exist previously except with the recent shade. Perhaps this is an older version of the 21mm Elmarit with an early shade, or even a 21mm Super Angulon(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_smith Posted August 7, 2000 Share Posted August 7, 2000 Has anyone though that the "shiny ring" might simply be a chrome filter on a black lens? I used this combo for a while when I started upgrading my '60's lenses to the more current vintage. It does jump out at you... the silver and black contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhanu_reddy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 It’s difficult to see, but the "finder" doesn't appear to be centered over the lens. The black plastic finders have the shoe offset to try and compensate for this but are still off to one side. His pictures inside though suggest that he uses the wide angles a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeby_s Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 hi, Even am very much confused in knowing what lens and what finder is he wearing?if you get the appropriate answer do let me know regarding it...i would be greatful for it... --------------------------------- sheeby www.astro4all.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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