Chimmeny finder

[TonyM]

I just saw excerpts from the old movie, Blow-Up from the 1960s. The guy used a Hasselbad with the tall chimmney like finder. Is there an advantage to using that finder over the waist level finder. I never saw one in person so I do not know what it looks like to look through one. It certainly is cool looking. What was it specifically designed for?

 

[polypal]

The chimney finder gives better control over the image where high light levels influence the functioning of the waist level finder.
The CF also offers dioptre adjustment.

 

[Daniel Unkefer]

I just saw excerpts from the old movie, Blow-Up from the 1960s. The guy used a Hasselbad with the tall chimmney like finder. Is there an advantage to using that finder over the waist level finder. I never saw one in person so I do not know what it looks like to look through one. It certainly is cool looking. What was it specifically designed for?

I have three of these finders, they are not expensive these days. I usually pay about $25 for mine, and it is a favorite finder for straight-down viewing, better IMO than the flip-up standard finder. I did remove the old, dried-up rubber eyecup, and attached a circle of flat rubber, with contact cement. Now, I can see the entire image well, even with eyeglasses, and no eyeglass scratching.

Highly recommended item, for the 500C/M, 500E/LM, etc

 

[wbulte]

I did remove the old, dried-up rubber eyecup, and attached a circle of flat rubber, with contact cement. Now, I can see the entire image well, even with eyeglasses, and no eyeglass scratching.

The chimney finders, at least the one I just sold, were available with both an eyecup as well as with an rubber ring (with vulcanised-on brass ring) for users wearing eye glasses.

Wilko