21mm viewfinder. Which one?

[Fotohuis RoVo]

<p>When you get more W.A. lenses you will have more VF's. In the mean time I have for my Leica-M 15mm-21mm and 28mm so I decided to go for the C.V. zoom-VF, 15mm-35mm.</p>

[Bill Blackwell Images]

<p>I've used Leica (old and new), CV (the plastic ones), and Zeiss finders. The Leica and CV plastic finders are roughly equal (IMHO) as to build quality and viewing; the new metal Leica finders (very expensive) are good, but IMHO, the former plastic finders are better with a slightly larger viewing area and just as bright and allot less money. But the Zeiss finders are far superior to anything else I've used, including any of the Leica finders; the viewing area is large and bright. But I don't like any of the metal finders as they tend to scratch the shoe, even if you're careful. </p>

<p>However, accessory finders are only used for basic framing (none of them are particularly accurate), so I prefer the CV finders - although the late Leica plastic finders have a tension switch, which helps hold the finder in palace - a very nice feature if you can deal with the price difference. </p>

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[pensacolaphoto]

<p>I have a Russian 20mm finder, I think. [or is it 21mm?]</p>