Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok, I had the same problem. I cured it the easy way.... I found a dealer that had several diopters in stock. Then I tried them all until the one I needed was obvious ( which of course he did not have in stock... the stronger one was worse, and the less strong one was worse so the one missing was the right one for me) I have tried this on Hasselblad, Nikon, and M Leica. The calculated one never turns out to be the one you need, and you throw away your money hunting down the right one. Nikon used to have a gadget for the Nikon F that had all the diopters on a moveable "belt". You kept trying them all until the right one came up. The you bought that one. I wish someone would go back to basics on this one.... and use Nikon's technique. BTW, my experience is that the Optometrist/Op-whatever are both clueless, wrong, and don't want to make the lens anyway. Save your breath, head for a really well stocked Leica dealer and do it right... BTW, anyone needing some Hasselblad diopters of the wrong value are welcome to contact me. I have several. I finally decided the variable diopter VF ( PME90, PM/PME45, and chimney VF) models were the only rational solution. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html