Talk:Rangefinder camera
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I've been trying to find a page explaining what it is like to use a rangefinder camera. This page doesn't do it. It's written from the viewpoint of already knowing what one is like and how to do it. I know nothing more about using a rangefinder than before I visited this page. 68.166.5.122 05:23, 27 November 2005 (UTC)nobody
- Working on it - havent had time to make diagrams, will do. Justinc 12:26, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
I'm not at all certain about some of the RF-vs-SLR claims, such as that RF cameras are more robust than SLRs. Yes, the M-series cameras are famously robust, but is any other RF camera as robust as, say, a Nikon F2? Come to think of it, is a (Zeiss) Contax less complex than a Nikon F2? But having only anecdotal evidence to go on, I've contented myself with toning down some of the claims a little; I've left them in.
Somebody with a lot more time, energy and knowledge than I should add stuff about leaf-shutter compact 35mm cameras, spring (bellows) MF cameras, etc. etc.
Hoary 14:32, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I've just pulled the following:
- Since rangefinder cameras are simpler, they tend to be more durable - while some Leicas are collectors' items which are treasured and protected from the slightest scratch, they are nonetheless capable of withstanding considerable abuse and have been widely used by photojournalists.
- I've no reason to think that a Leica is more durable than, say, a top-o'-the-range Nikon. -- Hoary 10:34, 2005 Mar 30 (UTC)
- Rangefinder cameras are not simple. What doens't age well at all in many classic cameras is the lightmeter. I believe that a pre-Spomatic (without meter) Pentax is as reliable as a Leica. Ericd 00:11, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Can anyone think of a good way to make a picture of what it looks like focussing on a rangefinder. Perhaps its easiest to make a synthetic one. I might give it a go. Justinc 15:34, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
- I think http://www.photozone.de/3Technology/camtec2.htm is a good reference. -- shotgunlee 09:23, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Viewfinder
The picture of the "Zorki turret rangefinder" is not relevant. The device pictured is in fact a "KMZ turret viewfinder". This is a viewfinder, there is no way to measure distance with this device. Ericd 00:00, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Leica Digilux 2 and Panasonic LC1
"The three models mentioned above are all the digital rangefinders that have so far been made." This statement is out of date, the Leica Digilux 2 & Panasonic LC1 are now in production. ...added at (06:09, 13 March 2007 by 24.215.232.97
- It's news to me that the Leica Digilux 2 & Panasonic LC1 are rangefinder cameras. I believe they are autofocus cameras. Offhand I don't know how the autofocusing works, but I haven't heard of any autofocus system that depends on anything much like a rangefinder (except possibly the Contax G1 and G2, of which I know very little), or of any autofocus system supplemented by a rangefinder. -- Hoary 07:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
