Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Inaccuracy of M6 Viewfinder Frames
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:23:32 +1000

Its an old design and a good one, how much do you want, it works well 
in 95% of photographic situations,  and you whip on the visoflex for 
the others ;-)
On Sunday, Aug 17, 2003, at 20:31 Australia/Melbourne, Mitch Alland 
wrote:

> I've always known that the M6 viewfinder frames are set for a 23x35mm 
> image at the closest focus of the lens and that at longer focusing 
> distances the film frame will contain an increasingly larger field 
> than shown within the frame. But how dramatically this changes was 
> brought home to me only when I looked and focused through the Fuji 6x9 
> viewfinder. The difference between what is covered at close focus and 
> infinity is enormous! And the frame in the Fuji 6x9 changes in size to 
>  provide an accurate framing view throughout the focusing range. Why 
> has Leica not been able to have its frame lines change in size to 
> accommodate the changing size of the field throughout the focusing 
> range?  Is it just a question of minimal R&D by a small company...or 
> are there technical reasons?
>
> --Mitch/Bangkok
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Alastair

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