michaelhcothran
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PLEASE! Somebody stop me with these Spaghetti Western titles already!
I found the finder on Ebay for $299 with free shipping in mint condition. I figured I'd better grab this one, as I haven't found a cheaper price yet.
Here's my impressions after putting it to the test for a weekend of shooting in the mountains.
The Good - In a nutshell, this finder does exactly what it's supposed to do - It provides the largest and brightest focusing area I have ever experienced on a Hasselblad.
The Bad - Getting a good "perspective" of the composition with this finder was difficult, although I could say the same for the WLF. This has always been an issue with me - I'm not sure whether anyone else experiences this phenomenon or not. I cannot seem to get a grip on the perspective of the various subject elements I'm looking at. The "look" of the subject in the viewfinder is always more impacting than what I end up with on the LCD screen. Maybe because it appears so close and 3 dimensional when enlarged 5x. Sort of like sitting in the front seat at a movie theatre. I don't have any problems with the reversed image, but the perspective thing bothers me. I have to admit that the PM/PME prism finders show me a more realistic view of what I can expect in the final image. If it wasn't required to take off the back in order to change finders, I wouldn't mind composing with my PME51, then using the DPS for critical focusing.
The Ugly - For ease of focusing, this finder cannot be beat, but it sure is ONE UGLY MOTHER sitting on top of the camera!! Reminds me of a large ship with one silly smoke stack in the middle. The WLF looks at home, and all the prism finders add some degree of elegance to the final package - but this thing...!
I found the finder on Ebay for $299 with free shipping in mint condition. I figured I'd better grab this one, as I haven't found a cheaper price yet.
Here's my impressions after putting it to the test for a weekend of shooting in the mountains.
The Good - In a nutshell, this finder does exactly what it's supposed to do - It provides the largest and brightest focusing area I have ever experienced on a Hasselblad.
The Bad - Getting a good "perspective" of the composition with this finder was difficult, although I could say the same for the WLF. This has always been an issue with me - I'm not sure whether anyone else experiences this phenomenon or not. I cannot seem to get a grip on the perspective of the various subject elements I'm looking at. The "look" of the subject in the viewfinder is always more impacting than what I end up with on the LCD screen. Maybe because it appears so close and 3 dimensional when enlarged 5x. Sort of like sitting in the front seat at a movie theatre. I don't have any problems with the reversed image, but the perspective thing bothers me. I have to admit that the PM/PME prism finders show me a more realistic view of what I can expect in the final image. If it wasn't required to take off the back in order to change finders, I wouldn't mind composing with my PME51, then using the DPS for critical focusing.
The Ugly - For ease of focusing, this finder cannot be beat, but it sure is ONE UGLY MOTHER sitting on top of the camera!! Reminds me of a large ship with one silly smoke stack in the middle. The WLF looks at home, and all the prism finders add some degree of elegance to the final package - but this thing...!
