Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually a second piece is over the wallet - to prevent any sudden purchases :) ernie On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 10:37 AM, bdcolen wrote: > The tape is on the ridged finder window? > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of SonC > (Sonny Carter) > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:07 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica MP flare supression > > > Grégoire > Saturday night, I was playing with my M6, and decided to see when > and where flare occurred. I peeled off the scotch magic tape from the > rangefinder window that suppresses the phenomenon, and pointed the > camera at a light just beside my chair. > > I found that as long as my eye was centered, that is, I could see all > of > the framelines, I got no flare at all. When I held the camera in a > fashion that obscured a frameline, right or left, I could get some > flare. > > I'm glad that the MP addresses this problem. I am also glad that a half > inch piece of scotch tape also addresses the problem. > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grégoire Vandenschrick" <vandenschrick@geog.ucl.ac.be> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:54 AM > Subject: [Leica] Leica MP flare supression > > >> Just a fact, if some of you are interested: >> >> there was the Laica days at the Photo Alpha Shop here in Brussels > the 12 13 >> and 14 of june. >> >> At this occasion, I had the opportunity to try everuthing from > Leica. >> >> I searched with my Leica M6 TTL a very flare prone situation, and > compared >> the M6 TTL with the MP. >> The result is quite amazing, where you cannot do anything with the > TTL, the >> MP is cristal clear. >> >> The flare in the TTL is more present when the eye is off axis, wich > is >> happening very often as I wear glasses (my eye is more distant to > the >> viewfinder, hence the error placement is more sensible). I also > noticed >> while studying the phenomenon that looked at some distance (let's > say 20 cm) >> and having the eye at infinity, the flare has a hollow circle shape, > in wich >> you can still see the image through the right little window, the > outer >> circle beeing white out. I could find the same white out flare in > the MP >> telemeter window, but only in pushing the eye to the most decentered >> position you can have in the viewfinder, surely not a normal > position, even >> a little usual decentered position for a glasses wearing one. >> >> So my experience is that the MP is far better regarding the flare > problem >> than the M6 TTL and M7. >> >> I could also observe that the direct reflexions in the windows of > the >> viewfinder seen from the face of the camera is blueish for the MP > and the M7 >> present at the demo, different than the normal colored reflexion of > the M6 >> TTL windows. I don't know what's the difference this coating is > giving. >> >> I more and more think of buying one day an MP, in place of an M7, > for this >> advantage, and also for the appeal added by the different retro > buttons (I'm >> that kind sensible to this, more than to an open priority program, I > managed >> it well with the M6 TTL) >> >> If you had experience,similar or different, I'm interested >> >> Grégoire Vandenschrick >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- > 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