Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A new VF magnifier?
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:39:14 -0400 (EDT)

please post any news, i'd be very interested,

i wonder if it's going to be a hinged swing-away magnifier.

i have swing-away magnifiers for the hasselblad and also for the f3.
they make it much easier to focus, thought still not like a rangefinder
(which is what brought me to the M in the first place).
very useful for a weak-eyed soul.

- -rei


> From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
> 
> Here's an interesting gizmo for M telephoto users. Erwin Puts, in his latest email newsletter, indicates that Leica has produced a 1.25x add-on viewfinder magnifier for the M6, that he says works like a charm for to increase the focus accuracy and subject visibility with 75, 90 and 135 lenses. It would make a .58 into a .72, the .72 finder becomes the equivalent of the M3 (0.9x), and the .85 finder stretches to 1.06x! He gave no indication of when it will be available, but it's probably worth a look for long-lens users.  My dealer has a call in to Lisle-Kelco to see about availability.
> 
> Does anyone have any more info on this?
> 
> Paul