Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a .58 and wear glasses and can clearly see the 28mm framelines -- they do not extend all the way to the outside of the viewing area. It might be possible that the very outside of the viewfinder is close to 24mm. I have no way to confirm this. In any event, if you have no intentions of using a 135mm lens and are going to stick with wide angle lenses and 50mm mostly, I'd go for the .58. You could always buy a 1.25 magnifier to make it a .72 (w/o the 135mm framelines). Scott Allen Raleigh, NC - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Yoder" <myoder@dusty.tamiu.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 4:51 PM Subject: [Leica] viewfinder question > Hi all- > > I have a rather simple, naive question, I'm sure. I have an M6 with > 35 F2 on order, awaiting the "Leica Day" price before it ships. As > it stands, I've ordered it with the .72 magnification viewfinder, > given that I plan (when I can afford it) to eventually acquire lenses > ranging in focal length from 24 to 90. I shoot architecture and > urban/suburban landscapes, so 35 and 50 would be my most widely used > lenses, I believe. > > What I am considering, however, is changing the order to the .58 > magnification viewfinder *if* it would enable me to view the image > that a 24 mm focal length lens would cover. I have a basic > understanding about how the frame lines work, and how focusing > changes their position for parallax compensation (and therefore, no > frame lines would mean I would have to compensate myself.) > > I would appreciate hearing from those LUGists who have used a 24 mm > lens without an auxiliary finder, and how that might work out with > the .58 viewfinder. > Unfortunately, I am nowhere near a Leica dealer where I can go try > this out for myself. > > Thanks. > Best, > Michael > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies > Texas A&M International University > Department of Social Sciences > 5201 University Blvd. > Laredo, TX 78041 > (956) 326-2634 FAX (956) 326-2459 > http://www.tamiu.edu/~myoder/ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html