Hi Aram,
Thank you for your information. I will have a look at my dealer for
a DK-21M and fit it on my R8/DM-R to see what the
effect is in my viewfinder.
Kind regards
Fred Hess
----- Original Message -----
From: AramLanghans
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: [LRflex] DK-21M magnifier on R8
Agree with David. I’ll pulled out my R8 to see how it fits, and I
was surprised that it does fit. I was surprised because, I have a
right angle finder for my R8 that is superb, but I had tried it on
the Canon and I could not get it to fit, so I bought a cheap, RA
finder from China for my Canon and it does not come close. All
kinds of distortions, but in a pinch it does allow me to see the
viewfinder at 2x when the camera is close to the ground. I might
have to revisit the Leica finder on the Canon to see what
modifications I can make to the Canon to ease the fit. That would
be wonderful.
Now, as I said, it does fit, but I do not see any real benefit. The
R8/9 viewfinder is so bright and large that I do not see any real
difference with the DK-21M attached or not attached. Those are my
eyes, so your eyes may vary. I should pull out my R4 and see if it
makes a difference on that. The viewfinder in the R4 is very sub-R8
quality. Might make a difference.
Also , the fit is not perfect. The height of the Leica eyepieces is
much greater than the Canon or Nikon, so, while it does cover the
actual eyepiece lens enough to work and see the whole viewfinder,
there is a lot of space below that would allow stray dust and light
to enter. Here is a picture showing this.
http://tinyurl.com/5sl2b3
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/MK-21M-on-leica.jpg.html
So, to sum it up, if you are having troubles with the R8/9 finder,
this is a cheap way to see if you can improve things. However, I
suspect if you are having troubles focusing with the R8/9, you are
in need of an autofocus camera.
Hope this clarifies things.
Aram
From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
] On Behalf Of David Young
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:24 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Re: What is this thing for focusing ?
At 11/08/2008, you wrote:
Hello David,
Thank you for the information!
Does this magnifier, after some alterations, also fit Leica R8/9??
Have you any idea? Have you tried it?
Kind regards
Fred Hess
Good Mornin' Fred!
I am sorry, but I have never tried it with the R8/R9. I found the
finder in the R8/9 finder good enough to never need an "aide".
However, when I moved to the 30D, I found the finder much harder to
focus, with MF lenses. Aram had the same problem with his Rebel XT,
and discovered that the Nikon eyepiece both fit, and did the job,
rather well.
Optically, the DK-21M is a very good 1.2x magnifier, which really
made a difference, for me.
The finder on the Oly E3 is close to, but not up to, the quality of
the R8/9 and I find no need for additional magnification, even when
using the f6.8 400 Telyt in dim light. It's one of the main reasons
I changed to Oly.
Douglas' Sharp's item is intriguing, but you may wish to try the
Nikon DK-21M before ordering the Seculine, if only because the Nikon
item is 1/4 the price (69.99 Euros =CAD $112.11. The DK-21M sells,
here, for CAD$28) of the Seculine piece, and is known to work very
well. Eyepieces seem to be one of the few things readily
interchangeable between brands.
Please keep us posted as to what you purchase and how well it works
with the R8/R9.
Cheers!
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Logan Lake, CANADA
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