Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Ghosts" in the viewfinder
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:50:19 +0100

Michael,

I recently experienced the same thing with my M3 when photographing a sunset in
the Netherlands, although in my case the ghost image was only double--i.e. two
suns, the real one and a ghost one below it.

I think it is normal.

Nathan

Michael Garmisa wrote:

> I noticed that when I point my M3 at a bright desk lamp, I see 3 different
> images of the brightest portion of that lamp in addition to the real one.
> They are below the real image of the lamp.  It looks similar to the double
> image you see in the rangefinder patch.  Now dont think that I sit around
> and take pictures of desk lamps, however I have noticed taht I have trouble
> focusing on objects taht have bright light sources in them.  I think these
> problems are connected and the desk lamp is an extreme case under
> controlled cirumstances.  Is this normal or dare I say that I need a CLA, I
> know that the camera hasn't had one in many years.
> --
> Michael Garmisa <elmar@nyct.net>
>
> NO ARCHIVE



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