[Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Steve,
Simple solution - use an SLR :-)
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:

> Frame line accuracy is not even a distant concern here, they are guides
> only as far as I'm concerned.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: TED GRANT <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> >
> > Tina offered:
> > >>I'm sure if I had to frame something exactly, I'd be very frustrated
> with the
> > M8.
> > >A lot of  people over on the Leica M8 Forum complain about the
> inaccuracy
> > > of  the framelines.  It doesn't bother me at all.  I'm always guessing
> anyway
> > ;-)<<<
> >
> > Hi Tina,
> > Well you know people like that think too much and expect to much from a
> > rangefinder camera. The M whatever model or guidelines are nothing more
> than a
> > guideline, not the holy script of being right on the mark.
> > If a photographer requires exact coverage or close, they should use some
> kind of
> > SLR!
> > ted
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tina Manley <images@comporium.net>
> > Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:59 pm
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> >
> > > At 07:31 PM 3/27/2008, you wrote:
> > > >Hey wait a minute you guys. Firstly the pic of Tina was with
> > > the WATE
> > > >16-18-21 finder fitted to the camera. It was not for the lens
> > > that Tina had
> > > >fitted to the camera at the time. Very likely Tina was trying
> > > it earlier.
> > >
> > > You're right.  I can't keep all of this equipment stuff
> > > straight.  I
> > > can use the external finder with the 12mm Voigtlander that I
> > > have but
> > > everything is in focus with that thing - if I have enough
> > > light!  As
> > > a rule, I don't use finders, though.  I'm sure if I had to
> > > frame
> > > something exactly, I'd be very frustrated with the M8.  A
> > > lot of
> > > people over on the Leica M8 Forum complain about the inaccuracy
> > > of
> > > the framelines.  It doesn't bother me at all.  I'm
> > > always guessing anyway ;-)
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > >
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