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Subject: [Leica] M8 Impressions, Pro and Con, correction
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed Nov 15 16:07:55 2006
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20061115152125.0256f670@infoave.net><26169B14-55FF-4874-BE58-C867CAD89E9B@ncable.net.au> <5E5D4CCC-A40B-40F6-B545-B3F5BA05C5FF@comcast.net>

I have a scarred left lens from my Barnack Leicas.  I use a circle cut from 
black adhesive-backed felt from the Wal-Mart craft department.  Cheap, very 
useful.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 Impressions, Pro and Con, correction


> Alastair,
>
> I shot with a M2 and M3 at times. If you do you better put something  over 
> the viewfinder to protect your glasses. It's metal not rubber  and can be 
> pretty sharp. I think Stephen still sells a little sticky  donut for that 
> purpose. What I do is punch a hole in a band-aid and  then with scissors 
> cut around the hole to fit the eyepiece. I'm still  walking around with a 
> scratch over the right lens the first and only  time I didn't use 
> protection. Just a word of advice.
>
> Len
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2006, at 6:08 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:
>
>> I have my first pair of glasses coming this afternoon: I can put up  with 
>> not being able to read X-rays at work, but when I could not  read the f- 
>> stop on my M6 something had to give ;-) Better than the  alternative has 
>> always been my philosophy.
>>
>> Cheers
>> On 16/11/2006, at 7:25, Tina Manley wrote:
>>
>>> LUG:
>>>
>>> Disregard this comment that I made about the M8:
>>>
>>> "Either the viewfinder is dimmer than my M7's or my eyes are  getting 
>>> worse (a possibility!)  It's harder to get the focus right  than with 
>>> the M7."
>>>
>>> I just got back from having my eyes checked and the vision in my  left 
>>> eye has decreased 20% since my last check-up!  The doctor  checked for 
>>> glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and all  kinds of stuff and 
>>> found nothing.  I'm going back next week  another test and some new 
>>> glasses.  My focusing with the M8 should  improve immensely when I have 
>>> glasses that match my new decreased  vision.  Getting old sucks but it's 
>>> better than the alternative!!
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
>>> http://www.tinamanley.com
>>>
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>>
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