Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] diopter and frame lines
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 18:41:26 -0700

At 10:27 AM 4/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Got a M6 Hm and having a hard time seeing with a 35 because I wear
glasses, so
>I tried to order a diopter but discovered that Leica only makes diopters
up to
>+ - 3 and I need a -4.  Just for laughs I removed the diopter on my Pentex
6X7
>and it fit perfectly, no just close mind you but perfectly.  Cost for the
>diopter and part to hold it on with shipping from Pentex was $46.00 cost of
>diopter from Dave at Leica $110.00 and I can get the strength I need.  Should
>anyone be interested your looking for Part #70034-p15-02 and 70034-p16-01 and
>the diopter of your choice. 
> 

I just put a +.5 diopter on my M6. But you still won't be able to see the
entire 35mm frame at once, even without glasses. It's just too far out
there. I can actually see all of the 28 frame in an M6, but not the 35
frame in a HM.

Jim