[Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Frame line accuracy is not even a distant concern here, they are guides only 
as far as I'm concerned.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: TED GRANT <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
>
> Tina offered:
> >>I'm sure if I had to frame something exactly, I'd be very frustrated 
> >>with the 
> M8. 
> >A lot of  people over on the Leica M8 Forum complain about the inaccuracy 
> > of  the framelines.  It doesn't bother me at all.  I'm always guessing 
> > anyway 
> ;-)<<<
> 
> Hi Tina,
> Well you know people like that think too much and expect to much from a 
> rangefinder camera. The M whatever model or guidelines are nothing more 
> than a 
> guideline, not the holy script of being right on the mark.
> If a photographer requires exact coverage or close, they should use some 
> kind of 
> SLR!
> ted
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tina Manley <images@comporium.net>
> Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:59 pm
> Subject: RE: [Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> 
> > At 07:31 PM 3/27/2008, you wrote:
> > >Hey wait a minute you guys. Firstly the pic of Tina was with 
> > the WATE
> > >16-18-21 finder fitted to the camera. It was not for the lens 
> > that Tina had
> > >fitted to the camera at the time. Very likely Tina was trying 
> > it earlier.
> > 
> > You're right.  I can't keep all of this equipment stuff 
> > straight.  I 
> > can use the external finder with the 12mm Voigtlander that I 
> > have but 
> > everything is in focus with that thing - if I have enough 
> > light!  As 
> > a rule, I don't use finders, though.  I'm sure if I had to 
> > frame 
> > something exactly, I'd be very frustrated with the M8.  A 
> > lot of 
> > people over on the Leica M8 Forum complain about the inaccuracy 
> > of 
> > the framelines.  It doesn't bother me at all.  I'm 
> > always guessing anyway ;-)
> > 
> > Tina
> > 
> > 
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