Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Focusing with aging eyes
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 21:15:59 +0200

Check your glasses & your eyesight. I did and I can use my M6 again. Ra=
imo
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> From: B. D. Colen <BDColen@earthlink.net>
> To: Leica-Users@Mejac. Palo-Alto. Ca. Us
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: [Leica] Focusing with aging eyes
> Date: 26. kes=E4kuuta 1998 18:44
>=20
> I am finding more and more frequently that focusing the M6 at distanc=
es
> beyond about 10 feet is getting to be difficult for me, given the ima=
ge
> size. With a 50 and a 35 this isn't much of an issue. With the 90 it =
is.
I
> have a 90 Summicron. Do any of you have an suggestions - other than t=
o
spend
> $2000 on the .85 M6, which my wife would be happy to tell you is not =
an
> option - to deal with this problem? I wear glasses, and use them when=
 I
> shoot. I assume that an external finder would at least make life easi=
er
in
> terms of viewing the scene, but focusing...
>=20
> Thanks