Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What you see in Leica M?
From: "R. Saylor" <rlsaylor@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 01:41:26 -0400
 
Pop Narnia wrote:

> I have never seen Leica M in real life.  Just wondering if I change the lens
> and what I would see in view finder because it's not an SLR.  So, the lens
> has no impact to the viewing.  Am I right? So, how could I know the
> perspective on the photo?
> It might be stupid question but please forgive me.
> Thanks.

There are framelines (or pairs of framelines, depending on the 
model) in the finder. The framelines change according to which lens 
you are using. One nice thing about the M cameras is that the 
viewfinder lets you see what is outside the frame.

Richard S.