Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12

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Subject: [Leica] The Leica CL ! or Bessa R3A ?
From: leicanikon at earthlink.net (Stephen Gandy)
Date: Fri Nov 12 18:38:36 2004
References: <1100269224.4194c6a85aeb3@imp2-q.free.fr><00fe01c4c8d9$36834ed0$7d38030a@D 1S9FY41><01e401c4c8f6$009373f0$1529e652@daniel> <41951EF4.D39B43AC@earthlink.net> <025801c4c8fe$e92b8b90$1529e652@daniel> <41952E5C.F6EA71F0@earthlink.net> <p06110407bdbb20352f6a@[10.0.1.6]>

different people do have different glasses, and different eyesight.
I saw the 40 framelines (although they were at the outer most edges of the
finder) and had I no problem with the 50 frameline.

the benefit of the 1:1 finder is less eyestrain because both eyes are open, 
and
wide vision beyond the framelines to follow events - ideal for street 
shooting,
reportage, weddings and such, where the photog is capturing events as they
happen.

Stephen

Henning Wulff wrote:

> >
> >built in 40/50/75/90 brightlines
> >a GREAT idea, as it allows you to shoot with both eyes open, seeing far
> >beyond the edge of the framelines
>
> If I might interject here; the 40mm lines are impossible to see for
> anybody wearing glasses, and the 50mm lines are quite hard to see -
> comparable to the 35mm lines on a .85 body. I couldn't see the 40mm
> lines any easier than the 28mm lines on the R-D1, which is hardly
> surprising as the viewfinders are the same and the FOV'v very
> similar. You might be able to see far beyond the framelines with your
> open eye, but you can't see the framelines.
>
> I'm not sure what the benefit of that is.





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