Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oops, typo it's an M4-P. (I guess unfortunately) Does getting a .72 with the magnifier lessen the chance of rangefinder flare or is this a simple factor of magnification? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] .85x and 75-135mm > First I have to ask, do you really have the MP-4 (Leica MP, number 4)? > That would be one hell of a rare and valuable camera. You could sell it > and get a bunch of M6s. Perhaps you have a M4-P? > > Instead of getting an 0.85x why not get the 0.72x and a 1.25x magnifier. > That way you have the best of both worlds. A 28 frame and, with the > magnifier mounted, an even higher magnification than the 0.85x when you > use long lenses. > > John Collier > > On Sunday, September 15, 2002, at 12:38 PM, Stuart Phillips wrote: > > > I'm getting an M6 to go with a longer lens, either the 1.4 Summilux or > > the > > CV 2.5 75mm Color-Heliar. Because of this, I'm considering the .85. Is > > this > > the way to go, rather than the .72? Apart from the absence of the 28mm > > frames (which I have on my MP-4), what are the disadvantages of the .85 > > of > > any? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html