RE: [Leica] Finder combos (was: Black paint classic)

["Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>]

Yes, I agree--though perhaps the .72x finds its place for those who wish to
only own one M body, and who will mainly shoot in the 35 - 75 range.  It's
the perfect compromise.

Since I will likely only shoot 28, 35 and 50 through an M (kinda sound like
the perfect Tri-Elmar candidate :) but I want the faster glass), it makes
more sense for me to have the .58 and .72 as my two bodies.  I can use all
three lenses through both.

As an eyeglass wearer, the .85 would restrict me to just the 50, though I
grant you it would be the preferred finder for the Noctilux (I'd have said
the M3 until I discovered that body won't focus closer than 1m, thus robbing
you of the last .3m that the lens affords).

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Paul
> Chefurka
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:31 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: [Leica] Finder combos (was: Black paint classic)
>
>
> I'm intrigued by Lucien's implication that the .72 is on it way to
> redundancy in the Leica lineup.  After using both a .72 and a .85 for a
> while, I'm of the conclusion that the two finders are too close in
> magnification to be clearly differentiated.  I'm very intrigued
> by the idea
> of using a .58 for the 28/35/50 set (kinda sounds like a perfect Tri-Elmar
> body, doesn't it?) and a .85 for the 50/75/90/135 set.
>
> Paul
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dan Honemann [mailto:danh@selectsa.com]
> >Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 1:48 PM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Black paint classic
> >
> >
> >As an eyeglass wearer, the following finder/focal length
> >combinations seem to be ideally suited:
> >
> >.85x + 90mm
> >.72x + 50mm
> >.58x + 35mm (I'm speculating on this last one)
> >
> >These combinations provide enough visibility outside of the frame to
> >facilitate composition without shortchanging the view within the frame.
> >
> >Dan