Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't forget, the viewfinder only shows part of what will show up on film. dan c. At 02:21 PM 28-08-02 -0400, Mark J. Rosen wrote: >Emanuel, > >He he he. Yeah, I'm not worrying too much about it, but when I read a >manual I don't expect such a large inconsistency. > >Chris, > >Yeah, you're right. I measured and clearly the white spot is in fact 12mm. >It's on the curtain right in front of the film plane, so I don't buy the >idea that somehow its distance from the film plane makes any difference at >all. Instead, it seems to me that the manual must be correct when it states >that the spot is 13% of the negative size, and 12mm in diamter, and >incorrect when it states that the meter field is 23%, or 2/3 of the short >distance, of the bright line field corresponding to the lens in use. Simple >arithmetic yields the straightforward result that the spot only occupies 13% >of the rectangular cross section of light reaching the film, i.e., a 24x36mm >rectangle. [snip] - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html