Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/13

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Subject: Re: Abrahamsson modified Super Angulon
From: dwp@deltanet.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 97 22:03:46

In <32DA5FF7.21F8@entertain.com>, on 01/13/97 at 09:16 AM,
   Henry Chu <doctorc8@entertain.com> said:

>dwp@deltanet.com wrote:

>> Henry
>> 
>> Could you elaborate for those of us, myself included, that don't know wh
>> this mod is or does.
>> 
>> TIA
>> Dennis

>Dennis,

>Abrahamsson's modification is akin to the 35mm lenses for use on the
>M3's.  What he does is mount those "eyes" onto the Super Angulon thereby
>eliminating the need for an accessory viewfinder.  The 35mm "eyes" widens
>the view of the camera's viewfinder from the 28mm view to a 21mm view.  I
>have never seen one except for the pictures in the Leica M Compendium.  

>Henry

Thanks!  I have often wondered if this was possible.  So the question now
is how?

Dennis

Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson.
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