Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:31 PM 12/9/96 +0000, you wrote: >In article <UWnRkBAL5xqyEwSJ@dircon.co.uk>, "Joe B." ><Joe@azurite.demon.co.uk> writes >>Is my IIIC viewfinder seriously >>inaccurate? If so, is this usual? > >Well I think I can answer my own questions now with yes and yes. I >called my friend Sanjay at Ffordes Photographic today and he got out 2 >M6's, a IIIF rd, a IIIF bd and a II and compared the viewfinders in all. >All the screw bodies' viewfinders showed substantially more than the >50mm frames of the M6's. > >All of which leaves me now with the question of whether I want to use a >screw body as a lens carrier for a 50mm lens after all. I *love* the >look and feel of screw Leicas but the viewfinder thing has reduced my >enthusiasm somewhat. A user M body is starting to look like a good >alternative, and of course I could put all the M lenses on it too. And >of course two M bodies does make a bit more sense than an M6 and a screw >body I suppose. I'd be interested in other's views on this. >-- >Joe B. > I am using both an M6 and a IIIf and when I use the latter, I leave a bit more space when I frame the subjects to avoid top of heads getting cut off. The screwmounts are very nice to use and they always attract attention since hardly anybody see nice retro- cameras like these anymore in the present days of black plastic and automation. I think you will enjoy using both. Dan Khong