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yinyangbt
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 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: Accessory rangefinder , any experience? |
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yinyangbt wrote:
I intend to get an accessory rangefinder to help focussing my isolette II .Do you have some experiences wich such a device ? any recommendations?
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Lloydy wrote:
I have a Watameter and a Medis accessory rangefinder, both of which I have tried and they work equally well. I think the Medis is possibly a bit brighter ? Both can be easily calibrated, which is important.
But when it comes to looking cool, the Watameter wins hands down !
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Any of them okay if accurate , many of them not even if it works. Require to adjust it, Voigtlander is best and most expensive.
They are available with m and feet scales , check your camera and pickup matched one.
To calibrate external RF and for portraits or sculptures I used ultrasonic distance meter really cheap, accurate and it has both type of scale, but not works on bush 
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Katastrofo wrote:
Medis and Watameter are both very good. There's also the Voigtlander that will cost several Isolette cameras,
if you want one. |
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Medis and Watameter are both very good. There's also the Voigtlander that will cost several Isolette cameras,
if you want one. |
I had a Vito D plus Voigtländer rangefinder for € 12.50. 
What do you pay for an Isolette  ?? |
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Attila wrote:
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Medis and Watameter are both very good. There's also the Voigtlander that will cost several Isolette cameras,
if you want one. |
I had a Vito D plus Voigtländer rangefinder for € 12.50.
What do you pay for an Isolette ?? |
You were very lucky, avarage cost is 50-100 usd.
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maxcastle
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maxcastle wrote:
I got one from martin and i find it very useful, i use it on a voightlander camera.
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yinyangbt wrote:
How is the russian Blik ? seems to me a it has a rather large base
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std wrote:
Don't know about the Russian ones - haven't tried them, but judging from the latest Kiev and Zorki if it's made in latest years (80-ies) it should be good one.
I have 2 very old Watameters (in meters and in feet) and both are very good.
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Nesster wrote:
A lot of them are fairly similar - here are instructions on how to align one. To be honest, I have never used mine.
Photopia Rangefinder instructions by Nesster, on Flickr
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yinyangbt wrote:
I ended up with a BLIK . Hope is not going to need adjustment .I'll probably get it in 10 days from Ukraine
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philslizzy wrote:
| Lloydy wrote: |
I have a Watameter and a Medis accessory rangefinder, both of which I have tried and they work equally well. I think the Medis is possibly a bit brighter ? Both can be easily calibrated, which is important.
But when it comes to looking cool, the Watameter wins hands down !
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I've a Medis and although I can calibrate the left/right I cant get the images to line up vertically. If its anything to do with the screwhead in the middle, well it does nothing on mine. Help.
I have a couple of rangefinders and find them useful once in a while when I can't focus on my microprism screen. |
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yinyangbt
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yinyangbt wrote:
I received the Blik ,wich is crap ! Well , at least my copy . But wait , don't jump to conclusions  I opened the box (unscrewed two screws ) and took apart the cover (wich has the 2 windows on it ) .When I looked thru the rangefinder without the cover , BINGO !
I can see two images an I can superpose them wnen moving the wheel . I have to check the accuracy , and if it's good , I'll use it just like that , without "panties"
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Lloydy wrote:
| yinyangbt wrote: |
I received the Blik ,wich is crap ! Well , at least my copy . But wait , don't jump to conclusions I opened the box (unscrewed two screws ) and took apart the cover (wich has the 2 windows on it ) .When I looked thru the rangefinder without the cover , BINGO !
I can see two images an I can superpose them wnen moving the wheel . I have to check the accuracy , and if it's good , I'll use it just like that , without "panties" |
X-Ray vision as well!
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I've got a Blik and a couple of Watameters. Both good in different ways, but I like the easy calibration on the Watameter.
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