what now?

<p>got the cv 15mm for my leica cl -- don't have an external finder... am just trying to get an idea of the framing ...</p>

<p>have thought about mounting a rasul finder on the camera</p>

<p>any tips for 15mm? have done 21, 24, 28 and am comfortable doing those without any finder</p>

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<p>Blake, the Voigtlander 15mm finder is easy to come by. Try Cameraquest for starters. It is also fairly cheap. This one should have come with a finder.</p>

<p>got it from a guy who was using it on his sony nex and the finder was not included... hence, i got a good deal -- there's a guy on ebay selling 15mm finders for $20 -- will probably still opt for the cv after the holidays and a cv spirit level</p>

<p>You are probably better with the CV finder than the eBay one (for accuracy of view). I have the spirit level but do not use it much, as it is easy to judge levelness by looking through the finder. The spirit level may be necessary for critical work and in any case, unless you have a CV double shoe (rare), you cannot use both at the same time.</p>

<p>thanks, arthur - i am almost looking at some of the wireframe sports finders - but doesn't seem to be anything that is for 15mm </p>

<p>the level is still on my wish list</p>

<p>I would recommend the VC finder. It is a delight of clarity and brightness. Surprised at the prices as mine came free with a new 15mm lens that didn't cost much more than the VF alone.</p>

If you want to cheat, 15mm is just a little narrower than the field of view you see within the frames of a "normal sized" pair of eyeglasses. If you wear glasses, you can just use the CL to focus and then pop your head up, look at what you see, and press the button.

<p>I initially used mine on a CL like you before I got an M6, and the 15 on the CL is a uniquely capable compact package. I'd say it is well worth having the finder that originally came with the lens. As Clive says, it is a joy to use. You could experiment with other framing methods knowing the field of view in width is 110 degrees according to B&H. (Ken Rockwell's review says 100, but I don't think that's right.)</p>

<p>broke down and ordered the finder - we'll see</p>