Comments on: Don’t Forget About Parallax Error

By: Janne

August 20, 2008, 1:17 am

My old Voigtländer has a simple, neat solution: a small thumbwheel that swaps one of the lenses in the viewfinder to correct for parallax close up (it has four settings, actually, distant and close for...

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By: Tasha

August 20, 2008, 11:49 am

Great post. I just got a rangefinder (an Argus C3), and ran into this exact problem. One of those great quirks of old film cameras

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By: Hitesh Sawlani

August 20, 2008, 5:37 pm

So that’s what happened! I was quite baffled with a group photo which was cut in half taken with a Zorki 4K rangefinder recently.

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By: Bryan Villarin

August 25, 2008, 4:53 pm

Thanks for not subjecting me to that. I would’ve been severely upset.

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By: Diana+ Camera Review

September 7, 2008, 8:34 pm

[...] to time. You still have to set the exposure, compensate for lighting conditions and film speeds, watch out for parallax error, remember to wind the film, set your focus, and so [...]

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By: photographyVoter.com

October 8, 2008, 10:31 pm

Don’t Forget About Parallax Error… SLR cameras don’t suffer from this, but if you ever pick up a viewfinder camera beware of the dreaded parallax error….

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By: UK Online

February 4, 2009, 10:18 pm

Yup,the parallax error is one dreaded error. I fell victim to it many many times. Some pictures which were really important. Thank fully I take few pictures from many angles. But great information....

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By: 5 Tips for Great Lens Flare « Freak Accident

August 31, 2010, 6:35 pm

[...] across half the lens and snap away. If you are looking through the viewfinder, be sure to take Parallax Error into effect. 5. Be a Lomophiliac! Don’t look, just shoot an entire roll pointed in...

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