Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exactly why I want to get a 2nd M6 to hold my 35mm while I use my M6HM for the 50 and 90. At 10:31 AM 4/13/98 -0700, Paul and Paula Butzi wrote: >At 09:35 AM 4/13/98 , you wrote: >>The M6HM with a 35 would be a bit tricky if you wear glasses. >>I do not wear glasses, but I still have to tightly press my face >>against the camera to be able to see all four sides of the frame. > >There's the simple matter of being able to see the brightlines >for 35mm on an M6hm if you wear glasses (or simply >prefer not to scratch your cornea on the viewfinder rim). >It's pretty difficult. > >But even more, if you plan to do quite a lot of 35mm work, >is the fact that with the brightlines so close to the edge >of the finder image, you don't get to see much of what >you're *NOT* putting in the frame. > >Perhaps others don't feel this is a big issue, but one >of the things I find I really LIKE about the M6 is the >amount of stuff I can see *outside* the frame. For >using only the 50mm, I'd probably go with the M6hm. >For 75mm or longer, there's no doubt I'd go with the >HM. For 35mm, the straight M6 at least offers a bit >of image outside the frame. > >-Paul > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/