Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/30

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Subject: Re: Testing M6 Focusing...
From: Oddmund Garvik <garvik@i-t.fr>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 96 15:17:27 -0800

At 14:27 30/11/1996 -0400, Greg Mironchuk wrote:
>
>You might also consider having an eye examination. People normally get
>far-sighted as they age... and it affects one's ability to focus... even a
>rangefinder camera.
>

This was also one of the reasons why I sold my M6. Now I make the same
pictures with a Contax TVS (passive auto focus system or LCD assisted manual
focusing). In daylight I often use a Rollei 35 with scale focus, or same
procedure with Rolleiflex TLRs. Excellent! Even when I have forgotten the
eyeglasses. 

Oddmund


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Oddmund Garvik
Paris, France
garvik@i-t.fr