Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M 35mm lenses with goggles
From: j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca (Jacques Leonard designer)
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 21:50:54 -0500

>Bonjour a tous,
>
>  About these lenses, let us remember that by making the field of view
>smaller the goggles also decrease the accuracy of the rangefinder (or the
>effective base lenght I suppose...Erwin, Hans?).  Things will get worse if
>one uses the goggle lenses on an M camera with a .72 base (M2, M4, etc).
>Even more precision is lost.  Of course DOF may cover the loss.
>
>  In other words, accuracy wise, your best bet is a regular summicron (or
>summaron of course) with a brite line finder.
>
>Regards,
>
>Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)
>
>P.S. I went to a photo show on sunday.  Amazing the amount of specially
>engraved Leicas floating around.  And the dealers all swear they are
>originals...
>
>
>

Robert,
We went to the same photo show on Sunday (=E0 Longueuil). Je mentionnais la
m=EAme chose =E0 un ami qui m'accompagnait en regardant un "Luftwaffen
Eigentum" dans une vitrine.

Amicalement,
Jacques L=E9onard
designer
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j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca