Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Support group
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Fri Nov 28 06:01:34 2008
References: <3999E61D-09EF-417B-B9E0-3C38AF17182F@frozenlight.eu> <20081128014911.0b39ac2a@linux-019a.site>

Phil,

Get a plastic snap-in guard for your M4 eyepiece. DAG sells them for  
$15. They fit all the older M bodies with the metal eyepiece. I  
bought one for my M2 and M4. They're a real eyeglass saver. They just  
snap over the existing eyepiece.

Len


On Nov 28, 2008, at 1:49 AM, Philip Forrest wrote:

> I own and regularly shoot a Leica M4 with a few very fine lenses from
> Leica, Canon and Nikon.
> I recently picked up a Konica Hexar and can't
> stop taking photos with it. The lower magnification in the VF and the
> little rubber ring around the eyepiece are a godsend for me when
> wearing glasses.
> I also regularly carry around either a Diax IIa or an Adox Adrette II
> with 50mm Xenon lens for compactness.
> Lately I have become enamored with Nikon rangefinders. I've only
> handled one just once before in my life and that was 5 years ago,
> before I got my first Leica M and the Nikon was a black paint SP.
> Incredible. Now I find myself fantasizing about shooting an S2 with a
> 50mm f/1.4 lens. Not a lofty goal and not the pinnacle of Nikon RF's
> either.
> I'm not a collector. I'm a user and abuser. My cameras get beat up
> unless I don't like them in which case they don't get used and then  
> get
> sold. My feelings are that a support group is almost necessary for  
> this
> hopeless addiction to incredible mechanical tools like these cameras.
> Apologies for the OT ramble.
> Phil Forrest
>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] OT: Support group)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] FS: 100mm Apo Macro, Bronica RF outfit, Olympus E420 with pancake)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([Leica] OT: Support group)