Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Newbie to be -- My experiences with G2 / M options?
From: "Daniel Ho" <hod@idirect.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:05:33 -0400

Thanks for your advice.  I've never played with a HM, only the regular M6
and it works fine for me and my "four eyese."

Regards,
d.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, April 13, 1998 2:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Newbie to be -- My experiences with G2 / M options?


>If you wear glasses and like 35mm lenses, forget totally about an M6HM. You
>cannot see the entire 35mm frame in the HM without glasses. The same is
>true with a regular M6 and the 28mm lens.
>
>The M6 meter is a semi spot meter, and with it, you will be able to meter
>on particular parts of the subject with high accuracy. You can't do that
>easily with an M4 meter.
>
>Jim
>
>At 12:38 AM 4/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Thanks Bill.  Being both a beancounter and a IT geek, I do wear glasses.
As
>>35mm lenses are my fave, are you suggesting that I go with a regular M6?
>>What are the problems?  In addition, the HM doesn't have the 28mm
>>framelines, correct?  What happens if you want to use a 28mm lens?
>>
>>What about a M4 with add-on meter and the Sumilux Asp 35mm/1.4?
>>
>>Daniel Ho/Toronto