Mamiya 7 accessory finder - II

[tata_ghosh]

For some reason, it is not possible to insert a reply in Kevin's

original post below. "Server could not be found" type messages keep

coming. So, apologies for continuing the thread in this fresh one -

it is of great interest to me too.

 

Kevin,

 

Have you decided that you need the finder and asking which model, or

are you still deciding? Going by earlier posts, I can tell you that

many would say that you don't need the finder for 150mm at all. I

agree partially. I can say that if I was 100% comfortable with

rangefinders in general, I wouldn't miss the finder. I have no

problems without it really. But 80% of my shooting is 35mm SLR and

that habit makes me yearn for a WYSIWYG view all the time.

 

Therefore, can I please take Kevin's permission to extend the

question to the following:-

 

apart from the designated finders for the M7II, are there any good

hot-shoe mounted zoom viewfinders in the market, which are

recommended by other users of the M7II? That way we can get the view

of whatever lens we may be using. The official Mamiya viewfinders

(apart from the built-in one) don't have any other facilities anyway

(e.g. parallax correction) - so its not as if they are uniquely

integrated with the bodies or anything. Maybe a good zoom viewfinder

would even have a focussing ring and distance scale, which would be

easier to focus and read than the 150mm...?

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers

[kevin_baker___heidelberg_]

I have not really decided if the finder is essential. I guess it depends on how comfortable the framing is. I don't plan on needing critical framing, but I am not sure yet.

 

All my cameras are rangefinders, so that shouldn't be a big issue...

 

Thanks