Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Claude Berger is thinking about 0.72 and 0.85 viewfinders. My thoughts: The 0.72 is more versatile but the 0.85 is better for 90mm lenses. For 50mm and below, the 0.72 is the way to go, and it's still fine with a 90. I do notice flare differences between the two finders. The 0.72 has a more immediate onset of flare once your eye moves off centre. The 0.85 has a more gradual flare effect and I therefore find it more difficult to be aware of when my eye is off centre with this body. And I feel that this might cause occasional focus errors on my behalf, thereby reducing its higher magnification advantage to some extent. With the 0.85 some of the advantage of seeing what's going on around the picture area is lost. I particularly notice this when using a 50mm. I wear glasses, but put a dioptre lens on the viewfinder for heavy duty picture taking events. It's fun seeing the world become clear again through my Leica. But both work well. They have different personalities and you get to know them with consistent use. Regards Rick Dykstra