Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/26

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Subject: HCB in action
From: Stephen Kobrin <kobrins@wharton.upenn.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:21:00 -0400
 
One thing that struck me in the recent article about HCB was that virtually
all of the pictures of him in action showed a universal viewfinder on top
of his Leica.  I could not tell whether he had a 50mm or a 90mm on the
camera, but I wonder if he used it as a matter of course.  Does a 50mm
Elmar partially block the viewfinder as does a Summitar?  Or is it just
easier to frame quickly with the auxiliary viewfinder?

Not a major issue, but interesting.

Steve