Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, couldn't you simply add a diopter mechanism in the back of the viewfinder that adds in the correction needed without having to redesign the whole rangefinder mechanism? I have a viewfinder for another camera that does this. The downside of this is it would add cost to the whole camera for a subset of customers that need it. - --- rclompus@cox.net wrote: > Lee, > > the .58, .72 permits you to select the angle of view > you want through the viewfinder. It has nothing to > do with how clearly you'll see through that > viewfinder. Fortunately, most types of blur > (refractive error) can be well corrected with > glasses, contact lenses or surgery. It would take a > complete redesign of the already complex rangefinder > optic to include a dioptric corrective lens. > Historically, the rangefinder for the Leica has been > complex from the start but reliable and accurate as > well. > > Richard > > Richard Clompus, OD > Roanoke, VA > > > > From: Lee <leeh0@yahoo.com> > > Date: 2002/05/31 Fri AM 02:19:50 EDT > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Diopter > > > > Hi, > > > > Anybody knows why leica can't have a built-in > diopter? > > Instead, they come out with these .58, .72, etc.? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Lee > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > -- > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html