Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, That was what I was trying to point out. You can set the new finder for the frame lines you need with either film or digital body. Pretty cool that Leica thought of this. It may cost more, but the new finder is all you need for the wider lenght lenses. And certainly cheaper that the Zeiss finders for individual lenses, if buying more than one. Gene -------------- Original message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>: -------------- > >Actually Hoppy, you set the finder for the focal lenght of the lens > >you are attaching, as Tom alluded to several posts ago. > > > >Gene > > Actually, it is a bit more complicated. You do have to set the > 'equivalent' field of view (or use the secondary pointer on the dial > so thoughtfully provided). > > After all, the finder has no idea whether you've mounted it and the > lens on an M8 or pre-M8 film type thingie. > > > > >-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" > >: -------------- > > > > > >> And the quoted price for lens and universal wide angle finder is 3,500 > >> Euro. > >> Actually when you read the spec more carefully, that finder will > >> display 5 > >> frames (all singly), being 16, 18, 21, 24 & 28. Since > >> there's no interface with the camera (except for a mounting foot) > >>I guess you > >> need to remember which to select on the M7 etc or M8. > >> > >> So for M8: > >> with the new Tri-Elmar you set 16, 18 or 21 but you actually get > >>21, 24 or 28 > >> effectively. > >> If you fit the current 21 you'd need to set 28. For the 24, 28 and > >>up you use > >> the camera's finder. > >> > >> For the M7 and earlier, you can use 16, 18 or 21 as 16, 18, or 21 > >> For the current 21, 24 and 28 you can set 21, 24, or 28 > >> For 28 (.72 & lower) and up you can use the camera finder. > >> > >> My brain hurts, I need to lie down now. > >> > >> Cheers Hoppy > > > 51 this year or 68 effective with crop factor. > > > > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information