Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/28

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Subject: [Leica] New Leica varifinder even bulkier
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Thu Sep 28 08:08:55 2006
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Hi Ric:

Not insultingly basic at all!

I bought an M6 TTL with a 50mm Summicron at an auction about four years 
ago, and decided that I didn't like the way in which the lens and hood 
obscured about 1/4 of the viewfinder.  So I traded the body to a LUGer 
for a Telyt-R 4.8/350 and traded-in the Summicron towards a 2.8/100 
APO-Macro.

All in all, a good trade.

At any rate I don't remember which framelines the M6 had, and didn't 
realize that one wouldn't see enough field of view for that wide lens.

Jim


Ric Carter wrote:

> Hey Jim--
> 
> RF finders always have the same angle of view. Different frame lines  
> for different lenses pop up on that view. The built in viewfinder (. 
> 72X) covers a maximum 28mm lens. That's all the world it can see.  Wider 
> requires a matching finder.
> 
> If this is insultingly basic, I apologize.
> 
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/f/Passing-Fancies
> 
> On Sep 28, 2006, at 6:18 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> I'm an SL and R8 user and have not ever been very interested in, or  
>> know much about the Leica RF cameras, so I'm wondering... why is  this 
>> viewfinder needed?
>>
>> Is it related to the lens?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Didier Ludwig wrote:
>>
>>> Found another picture of the finder:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ffxxh Looks like it has a flashlight inbuilt...  
>>> But for a real DSLR feeling I'm missing the 2kg batterypack at the  
>>> bottom.
>>> Didier
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from smcj35 at yahoo.com (Colin J) ([Leica] Re: New Leica varifinder is rather huge)
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Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Re: New Leica varifinder is rather huge)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] New Leica varifinder even bulkier)
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