Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just got my new (used) M4-p. I ordered it and a 35mm f 2 without actually trying one -- based merely on price and my experience with an M4/35 rig about 12 years ago. I considered getting a 28mm lens instead of the 35mm but I'm glad I didn't! I can't see the 28mm frame lines when I play with the preview lever unless I really hunt for them and then only one side at a time. In fact, the 35mm frames pretty well fill my view. As you might guess, I wear glasses. I purposely wear glasses that fit very closely to my face for this very reason. Still I was shocked by how little of the 28mm field I could see. I don't recall having trouble seeing the 35mm frame with my old M4 so I guess, this brings me to a question: Is the 35mm frame fairly visable to eyeglass wearers on the M2/M4/M4-2? I'm already thinking about a second body and I'd like something that gives greater magnification for the 90mm lens but still allows me to frame the 35mm. What do you eye-glass wearers think? Can you see the 35mm frame in an M4-2 or M4? Bob McEowen