Rangefinder Camera Explained: How It Works and Why It Changed My Life
Published 2023-04-04
Video about wide-angle photography: • 12mm Wide Angle lens on a Leica Range...
Taking photographs with a Rangefinder Camera is a unique experience that completely changed my workflow and my enjoyment of photography. In this video, I am happy to explain the basics of a Rangefinder Camera using a Leica M10-R. I will show you what the viewfinder looks like. I talk about frame linens, how focusing with the measuring field works, and what zone focusing is and how it works.
Range finder cameras were first introduced in 1936 and have been used by brands like Konica, Voigtlaender, and Olympus. The most famous range finder camera is the Leica M system.
Gear showed in this video:
Leica M10-R: Leica_M10R_ff
Leica 35mm M Summilux: geni.us/Leica_35mm_Summilux_ff
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Visual Add-ons: Envato Elements
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00:00 - Rangefinder Camera Explained: How It Works and Why It Changed My Life
00:37 - History of the Range Finder Camera
00:57 - How does a Rangefinder Camera work?
01:22 - Who do frame lines in a Rangefinder Camera work?
02:52 - How does focusing with a Rangefinder Camera work?
04:10 - Rangefinder Camera tip for beginners
04:58 - How does zone focusing work?
07:19 - How do I use my Rangefinder Camera?
08:09 - What is the most important thing about using a Rangefinder Camera: Keep your windows clean
09:06 - Why did a Rangefinder Camera change my photography?
10:35 - My creative recommendation: use the protector
11:49 - Thank you for watching!
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All Comments (21)
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This is the best explanation of rangefinders I’ve seen so far. We’ll done.
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What a great video. Speaking more about life lessons than photography and I love it. Well done.
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That zone focusing instruction was very good. It explained it clearer than some others I have seen. I actually use zone focusing but picked up a few tricks here.
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Have been searching for a long time for the best explanation of the rangefinder camera. That search has ended here. Many thanks!!
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thank you. been looking for a video like this for years now.
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@0:38 The 1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax was not the first rangefinder camera. In 1916, Kodak produced a medium format rangefinder camera. In 1925, Leica produced the first 35mm camera and it had an accessory rangefinder. In 1932, the Leica II and the Zeiss Contax 1 were 35mm cameras with built-in rangefinders. In 1936, Zeiss Ikon produced the Contax II 35mm rangefinder camera. It was the first 35mm camera to combine the rangefinder and the viewfinder in a single window.
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Outstanding! This answered so many questions!
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Old school Pentax film shooter here, finally went digital with Lumix and found af drove me crazy! A friend lent me an M8 from her Leica collection. I’m just getting used to it and loving it after only a few days. Thanks for your video it’s been a great help and it’s taking me back in time in a good way✌️🙏🇦🇺
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I love your explanation about zone focusing.
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Well explained, thank you!
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Such a great explanation of rangefinder and zone focusing. Thanks so much
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Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and examples of using a rangefinder camera, Florian. I have just purchased my very first Leica M11 rangefinder and feel so recharged and excited to use it. Cheers!
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Thank you. One advantage that unfortunately many people cannot use is that the left eye is free to see all the surroundings. The viewer is on the left side of the camera, so you should view with your right eye. But a lot of us have a dominant left eye.
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congrats on the new channel, great video. I'm a m user as well, it almost feels meditative because you focus on what you are doing 100%. it's endless fun once you get a bit used to the experience.
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This was the best explanation of rangefinder. So well done. Thank you
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Great video well done!
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this is good - thankyou
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Nicely done. Thanks.
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Very helpful I've never used a rangefinder camera My late father used a canon camera in the 1950's through the 1970's He developed all of his photos I'm looking at a rangefinder now for landscapes, architectural, and people
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Awesome tutorial about RF and zone focus system, it helped a lot
