Yo,
on Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:56:04 -0500, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>Just watched an auction for a Varimagni Finder end, with the piece zipping
>up from $86 to $115 in the last minute or so. The piece looks intriguing,
>and seems as though it would be the cat's meow for working at odd tripod
>levels, particularly very low tripod levels. (Avoiding hands and knees
>trying to squint through standard viewfinder in wet sand in sub-freezing
>temps comes immediately to mind.) Would be interested in hearing thoughts
>from those experienced with the gear, though. My imagination has a way of
>endowing unfamiliar equipment with near magical properties. Sigh.
Gee - that's expensive. I got mine a few years ago for DM 75.-, which would,
at the current rate, translate to approx. $ 35.-. It does not see too much
use here, but for the few cases when I do shots like the ones you mentioned,
or when I need the 2.5x magnification, it's priceless.
MtFbwy,
Volkhart
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