Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 28mm frame
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 23:35:16 -0800

I just bought a 24/2.8-M and have been using the outside edge of my M6
classic finder instead of buying the incredibly expensive optional finder.
It seems to match so I'm happy.

Jim


At 10:16 PM 12/20/98 -0800, you wrote:
>[Nigel wrote]
>
>>If you consider the entire finder (beyond the 35 framelines)
>>it is basically what the 28 frames show in an M6.
>
>Nigel,
>
>I have often used the outer edge of my M2 viewfinder to frame my 28mm shots
>when I was too lazy or too pressed for time to dig out my 28mm viewer. It
>has always seemed to work quite well, but I never have found anyone who even
>used that shortcut much less any one who might tell me how close that ad hoc
>"frame" is to what is actually framed by the lens. They "look" quite the
>same. Do you know what the actual difference is?
>
>--Gib
>