Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New M6
From: Erwin Puts <imxputs@knoware.nl>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 21:06:38 +0100
 
>Does the new M6 viewfinder have the same magnification as the M4?  I have a
>M4 and just acquired a 35mm Dumincron for it.  I have noticed that the 35mm
>framelines on the M4 can not be seen with spectacles on and with the bare
>eye you must be very clost to the port.  For this reason, I am about to
>purchase a M6 with its traditional finder.  With this camera I could see
>the 35mm frame lines with my glasses on.

No, the M4 has the same magnification as the M6 (.72). The M6HM has 0,853
If you have some trouble with the M4, the M6 will not help you. In both
cases the distance to the ocular is critical.
Erwin