Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new finder
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Aug 27 15:50:49 2006

Considering what the lens hood costs for a Tri-Elmar, I would figure the new
finder will go for $1500.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G
Hopkinson
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:49 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new
finder


Jeffery and Didier, this looks pretty impressive, doesn't it? Am I the only
one already wondering how if it will provide a 35mm size image circle on an
M7? Let's not even think about what that new finder will sell for, though.

Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jeffery Smith
Sent: Monday, 28 August 2006 07:36
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new
finder

I'm one of the few who really thinks the previous Tri-Elmar is sensational.
True, it is slow, but for picture quality and versatility on the street (or
on a trip), it is marvelous.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Didier
Ludwig
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:58 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new finder


 From a reliable source:

http://mogool.com/transfer/TRI-ELMAR-16-18-21.JPG

The Tri-Elmar's widest aperture is f4 as guessed in my previous post. 
Looks slightly fatter than the 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar.

But the more sensational thing seems to be this new finder. Looks 
like the framelines are switchable. The wheel at the top front seems 
to have indexes for 28-24-21-18-16 (that's all variations of the new 
tri-elmar for fullframe and cropped). Can't really read the indexes 
of the wheel behind it. Are these focal lengths or distance marks? 
The index closest to the back seems to be an infinity sign, but I'm 
not shure. I expect the parallax is likely adjusted with the weel at 
the bottom, close to the hotshoe mount? Does the top wheel behind 
eventually offer even more framelines for other focal lengths?

Didier



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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new finder)
In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new finder)