Re: [Leica] Newbie to be -- My experiences with G2 / M options?

[Paul and Paula Butzi <butzi@halcyon.com>]

At 09:35 AM 4/13/98 , you wrote:
>The M6HM with a 35 would be a bit tricky if you wear glasses.
>I do not wear glasses, but I still have to tightly press my face 
>against the camera to be able to see all four sides of the frame.

There's the simple matter of being able to see the brightlines
for 35mm on an M6hm if you wear glasses (or simply
prefer not to scratch your cornea on the viewfinder rim).
It's pretty difficult.

But even more, if you plan to do quite a lot of 35mm work,
is the fact that with the brightlines so close to the edge
of the finder image, you don't get to see much of what
you're *NOT* putting in the frame.

Perhaps others don't feel this is a big issue, but one
of the things I find I really LIKE about the M6 is the 
amount of stuff I can see *outside* the frame.  For 
using only the 50mm, I'd probably go with the M6hm.
For 75mm or longer, there's no doubt I'd go with the
HM.  For 35mm, the straight M6 at least offers a bit
of image outside the frame.

- -Paul