Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff, I use a 40mm Summicron on a 3 and a 7, and understand Daniel's concern -- there is a danger of the chop (or at least a trim), but I kind of like the results with a chop, sometimes, and probably just do not frame as tightly as he does. If absolute framing accuracy is essential, I can always use the view camera, or the enlarger... (ha). I guess I don't ever regard the framelines as a guarantee, but more as an approximation. bill Jeff S. Matsler wrote: > Interesting. I use a Rokkor 40/2.8 on my M3 and M5 (as well as on my > CLE) and it seems to work fine. I haven't used it much for close-up > work though. I use my Summicron DR for those. > > Jeff M > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 8:19 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] WTB: Leica CL > > >> I tried using the whole M3 view of the viewfinder (= about 35 mm ... I >> even have 35mm framelines in my M3) and I chopped off all kinds of >> heads. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >