Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/09

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Subject: Re: M5 v M6: conjecture v reality
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 18:19:01 -0800

The M Compendium is an excellent book, but he screwed up in confusing
the Effective baselengths with the actual baselengths.  Please see my
site at http://cameraquest.com/leica.htm

Regards,

Stephen Gandy

Curt Miller wrote:

> Hi Lucien -
>
> On page 26 of the Leica Compendium, Jonathan Eastland indicates the
> "Rangefinder Base Length. 68.5mm" for the M5 and on page 35 he lists
> that of
> the M6 at 49.9.  Are these absolute base lengths as opposed to
> effective
> base lengths?  And, if he intended them to be absolute, he is surely
> wrong
> because the M5 finder windows are not 20mm farther apart in the M5
> than in
> the M6.  This issue is something we haven't had much discussion about
> in
> LUG.  What do you think?
>
> Curt
>
> >
> >