Originally posted by Huss All my other rangefinders apart from my Xpan are a blob. Nikon S2, Canon P, Zorki 4, Fuji GW690III etc etc. Some are pretty bright, most are dull. It is a huge difference in ease of use and accuracy.
That is a pity. The patch on the Canon P tends to fade with age, but that on my Kiev 4A is quite distinctly rectangular and prominent in the viewfinder. My FED-2 presents a somewhat fuzzy circle, but still distinct. The Zorki 4K patch is hard to find, but large. My Olympus XA shares the fate of its type...faded with age, but still usable. Strangely, the "diamond" RF patch of the recently-acquired Minolta Hi-matic 9 has fuzzy edges, it is very usable. My Yashica Lynx rangefinders are similarly quite good.
I have never put a Leica to eye, but I did handle a Contax II a few years ago and was very impressed with the rangefinder on that camera.
Steve