Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/30

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Subject: SLR viewfinders (was: Re: [Leica] M42x1-Canon EOS adapter ...)
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Wed Aug 30 20:32:42 2006
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On Aug 30, 2006, at 6:07 PM, Eduardo Albesi wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I have a late Mk-II original Leicaflex, and it has a VF that's every 
> bit as bright as the best SL/SL2 finders I have seen. Do you know if 
> they share the same design?

It's a different design: microprisms only in the central area, fresnel 
rings, flat-bottom prism, o ground glass or matte plastic whatsoever.  
It's brighter than the SL or SL2 but it's not easy to focus outside the 
central microprism area.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (telyt@earthlink.net) (SLR viewfinders (was: Re: [Leica] M42x1-Canon EOS adapter ...))
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