Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually a Leica rep from Germany denied the existence of VF flare to me last May. (Of course there's flare). Regards, Greg B. D. Colen wrote: >Or it could be that some people are either, a. So taken with the Red Dot >that they can't bring themselves to acknowledge that there is a problem with >rangefinder flare, or b. Some people take the rangefinder flare problem for >granted, and therefore don't think of it as a problem. > >But it is possible, Steve, that you and about a half-a-dozen other people >who say they have never experienced M6 rangefinder flare have the handful of >cameras that were dropped, kicked, or otherwise somehow jiggered to >eliminate the problem.:-) > >I'd point out that even Leica has finally acknowledged the problem, and >announced a while back that they would be making a fix in the M7 to reduce >the rangefinder flare which is a fact of life in the M6 and original M7s. >In fact, it was even noted that they could retrofit the fix into M6TTLs, but >not M6 Classics. > >And the flare is worse in the M6 .85 than it is in the .72, although the >"shade" does improve things." > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve >LeHuray >Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 1:03 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: .85x and 75-135mm > > >>i am a real "shade" convert, on both my 72 and 85 (i like the "sling" >> >too.) > >>the shade seems to make a big difference on the 85. i find the frame >>lines do dim a bit, particularly on the right side. >> >>-rei >> > >I have been wondering about the dreaded M flare for several years now, >wondering because flare has never occured with any of my Ms (2 M2s, M3, 2 >M6TTLs). Many others have also have no flare problems. Could it have >something to do with the difference in peoples eyes? Could it be there is a >correct and incorrect way to look through the viewfinder? > >sl >-- >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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html