VIEWFINDER for 21/24/28mm lenses - Black
Product # LE12013

The wide-angle focal lengths of the LEICA M-system have traditionally enjoyed a reputation as being attractive. With the introduction of new lenses such as the LEICA ELMARIT-M 21mm f/2.8 ASPH. and the LEICA ELMARIT-M 24mm f/2.8 ASPH., this trend has been reinforced. As the camera’s viewfinder is out of the question for these focal lengths, the framing must be carried out using a separate additional viewfinder. In the case of the LEICA M6 0.85 models with their around 20 % more powerful viewfinder magnification, this also applies to the 28mm lenses in the M system. To date, separate mirrored viewfinders have been required for each of the three focal lengths 21, 24 and 28mm.

The new LEICA VIEWFINDER for 21/24/28mm lenses offers you the opportunity to adjust the angle of view for the three most attractive wide-angle focal lengths. They can easily be selected using the knurled ring, which you can feel and hear as it engages. The viewfinder’s optical system consists of 5 lenses, of which two are shifted to change the framing. The optical performance meets the high standard of the LEICA M6 viewfinder.

Despite the fact that it can be used with eyeglasses (eye relief 15mm to the last lens surface), an extraordinarily high magnification with good detail recognition was achieved. The magnification is 0.42 x at 21mm, 0.48 x at 24mm, and 0.56 x at 28mm. If the viewfinder is to be used without eyeglasses, the Leica M camera’s corrective lenses can be screwed on to correct eye defects. The eyepiece has a rubber coating as a protection for eyeglasses.