[Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (TED GRANT)]

Hi Steve,
A much quicker answer to your question. 
Put the 15 on the M8, preferably camera on a stable platform, tripod best. 
Trip shutter then look at the image on the exposed back screen, then look 
through the camera viewfinder and see how close each are? You can easily 
make an on the spot check anytime with this method.
This can also work with any M lens and it saves a tremendous amount of 
mental  anguish figuring numbers and all the techie stuff. remember KISS ! 
:-) What you see is pretty close to what you get. :-)
Then when you are using the 15 you'll remember looking through the camera 
viewfinder just about what you'll put on sensor.
ted

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:06 am
Subject: [Leica] CV 15mm  lens on M8
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>

> a question here , as my logic becomes  befuddled...
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> A 21mm lens on the M8 just about fills the M8 viewfinder...
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> a CV heliar 15mm lens on the M8 is really a 21mm lens, and can 
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> with a 21mm external viewfinder...
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> so... can one also use the M8 viewfinder, as the viewfinder for 
> a CV  
> 15mm lens...?
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> Why is this so difficult?
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> (a yes or no answer is inadequate, without some logical 
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> thanks, Steve
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