Re: [Leica] M2/M3/M4-P/M6 Rangefinder

["Bruce M. Burnett" <buddybru@uswest.net>]

Rick,
I looked through my .85 and my M3 and neither have any movement of the line
I focused on.  I did this over and over and they both stay dead on.
Bruce Burnett

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Dykstra" <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M2/M3/M4-P/M6 Rangefinder


> BOB KRAMER wrote:
> >
> > I don't have an M2 or M4-P, but my M3 and M4 have never flared on me.
For
> > fun I tried to make my M3 flare by moving my eye off center to see how
far
> > off I would have to go in order to lose the RF image.  After I moved my
eye
> > to where I could only see about 1/2 of the 50mm image area through the
VF,
> > the RF patch did disappear.  So at least with my M3, you have a lot of
> > off-center viewing play before flare becomes an issue.
> >
>
> Leica user's partners all around the world are wondering why their nutty
> mates are looking sideways through their little leica toys!
>
> Thanks for checking, but the real issue is, what happens to the
> focussing accuracy when you look through crooked?  Check by focussing on
> a line at about 1.5m, then look through crooked.  Does the line split a
> little, even with a feint ghost image?  I get this with my 0.85 TTL,
> looking through the viewfinder with a little bias to the right.  But
> I've had no takers yet.
>
> Regards
>
> Rick (still crooked looking) Dykstra
>