Just received my 111f back from Kindermann after CLA and it feels like new. In its absence, I bought a Voigtlander 50mm brightline finder since everyone knows the 111F finder is on the squinty side. I was surprised to find that the 111F finder shows a good deal more than the Voigtlander. Perhaps the 111F finder is 100% whereas the Voigtlander shows about the same field as my R8 finder. Anyone know the actual field shown by these two finders.? I will do my own hands on test by taking photographs of course, but am interested to know if anyone else has experience with the Voigtlander finder.

-- Ivor Quaggin (iquaggin@rogers.com), December 10, 2001

Answers

Pre-M Leica finders were designed to show 100% of the 50mm lens image at approximately 3 meters.

-- Wihliunm (bmitch@home.com), December 10, 2001.

Hello, Unlike the 'M' series cameras,screw mount series cameras with their single 50mm frame, did not have a magnified viewfinder and therefor show 100% of the 50mm frame.

-- David Seaman (david@leicam.freeserve.co.uk), December 11, 2001.