2 quick, and slightly random questions!

[Fate]

Well, whilst not paying attention in maths today.. i was pondering about some camera things.

1.) Whats the use of "range-finder" cameras, im guessing the clues in the name.

and

2.) whats the performance difference in circular and linear polarising filiters?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Jeff Canes]

You guess it, a rangefinder is used to find the distance to subject, that’s how you focus, you do not see thru lens

Auto focus camera will not focus with a linear polarizer and there is also a rarely used type of light meter that will not work

 

[Fate]

Great thanks for your help! Btw..... why are rangefinders.... like the new digital ones so damn expensive

 

[kemplefan]

cant aswer your question but waht are you learning in math, is i boring, i am on this site for the first 10 minutes of math often

 

[Torus34]

Second-hand film rangefinder rigs are among the least expensive choices for decent 35mm cameras. I use a Fed, Zorky and Kiev for street photography.

 

[Rob]

Great thanks for your help! Btw..... why are rangefinders.... like the new digital ones so damn expensive

Because they're specialist and they're cashing in on what the Leica crowd are going to move on to!

Rob

 

[Jeff Canes]

Great thanks for your help! Btw..... why are rangefinders.... like the new digital ones so damn expensive

Manly because of two reasons high-end customer base and small market share, so the design and manufacturing cost cannot be spread across a large sale base like most cameras

 

[Fate]

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated