Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm M view finder
From: "javalee" <javalee@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:29:15 -0700

Why not just get the Voightlander Skopa instead..for abt $450 u get a pretty
good finder ....... and a lens :)
(The finders for the Skopa & Heliar is at abt 1 stop brighter than the Leitz
finders- )

Ting

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <jsaravia@zeus.uniandes.edu.co>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 2:45 PM
Subject: [Leica] 24mm M view finder


> Two days ago I was going to buy  a 24mm view finder for the M6  so I went
to
> a shop in NYC,  they asked US$340 for the finder, the surprise came when I
> saw the finder, all plastic and the thing that goes into the M6 hot shoe
> seems to be flimsy ( to be just glued to the finder body) the finder seems
> to be not rugged at all, from the optical point of view seems to be ok.
Has
> any one had any experience with this device ? , is it worth the price
(from
> the durability point of view)? is there any alternative ?
>
> (Sorry if this topic has been discussed before)
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> J.Saravia
>
>