Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] diopter correction => why isn't there a flip up magnifier....
From: "Bryan Willman" <bryanwi@seanet.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:54:27 -0800

Sure, but goggles go on the front, and
are part of the lens.  I'm suggesting
something that would go on the back
(only need 1 not a pair) and are part
of the camera, rather than the lens.

bmw

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] diopter correction => why isn't there a flip up
magnifier....


>Bryan,
>This sounds like the old 'goggles' or 'specs' arrangement to me for the
35mm
>M3 lenses, or the Tele-Elmarit 135/2.8 for the M2 (et al), are you aware of
>these?
>
>Jem
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bryan Willman [SMTP:bryanwi@seanet.com]
>>
>> In all the discussion over M6 versus M6HM, I wonder
>> why there isn't, for the M, a flip up magnifier like that
>> often used on SLRs.  (Have I asked this before
>> and missed the answer?  If so, sorry.)
>>
>> Could such a thing be made?  Turn a .72x into
>> a .85x?  Or, a .85x into a .72x to make the 35mm
>> frame line more usable?
>>
>> Would such a thing be possible?  Anybody know
>> someone who could make one for me?
>>
>> Thoughts, comrades?
>> bmw
>>
>