Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica Goody Review (long)
From: Charles Dunlap <cdunlap@es.UCSC.EDU>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 09:14:06 -0800

>Or the other way round, no ? After all, till last January, when the HM
>appeard out of the blue, M6 afficionados had been spreading the word that
>the M6 was perfectly OK with any lens in the line. I remember numerous
>threads on the subject, and I bought my M6 + 90mm f2.8 feeling quite
>secure. Oh, and it works: M6 + 90mmf2.8 works very well even wide open and
>even at close distances. In order to maintain an acceptable level of
>(in)sanity, I have nevertheless refused to look into an HM viewfinder up to
>now...

I also had been using a regular M6 with a 90/2.8. I'm waiting for a
Cibachrome print to come in the mail that I made with that combination. It
does work. But since I don't need a 28mm frameline it seems that the M6 HM
might work a little better.

- -Charlie