a SOOUT viewfinder for a 9cm lens c1943+
Toronto. Leitz was on a roll with its accessory viewfinders complementing the squinty single focal length one built into the Leica.
During WW2, cradle or saddle versions were released (1943). The version for the 9cm lens was called a SOOUT. A subject distance adjustment was included and some even had a parallax adjustment.
These single focal length viewfinders where an alternate to the various multi focal length viewfinders like the IMARECT.
Most of the single/multi focal length viewfinders disappeared about a decade later when the M series cameras with their builtin bright multi focal length viewfinders came to market.
Drop in to one of our events and see if you can pick up one of these little gems for a Leica or other brand of camera.
