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Subject: [Leica] The incredible anti-scratch diopter guard
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:01:47 -0500
References: <34ECF09A-670D-499A-8A39-D098CB8D9541@threshinc.com>

Nice work, Peter.  I used the same material to make smaller circles for 
my LTM bodies, and they worked fine.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/15/2014 4:57 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> In light of George's thread about why we joined the LUG, here is an 
> example of the lengths to which some of us will go to keep shooting Leica.
>
> Regulars here will recall that I've had some vision issues over the last 
> couple of years. Most are straightened out now. But until the doctors got 
> things right, my vision and my glasses changed frequently.  This made 
> shooting with an RF difficult. So most of the pictures I've posted have 
> been taken with micro 4/3 cameras.
>
> I now require a +0.5 diopter correction lens for the Leica eyepiece. The 
> problem is, it's metal, so it can scratch my glasses. So today, I did this:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/image.jpg.html
>
> To make this:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/image_001.jpg.html
>
> So I can do this:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/image_002.jpg.html
>
> --Peter, dictating to my iPad
> (If it misconstrues, please excuse)
>
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