Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm Lens
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 1:10 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
 
prasepe@ibm.net writes:

> Sounds like most of you using the 24mm M lens on a 0.72 M6 use the very
> outside edges of the viewfinder for general framing; rather than the
> optional (and I understand junky!) viewing hardware. Anyone using the 
> 24mm
> on a M6HM? With the increased mag, I assume the "edge framing" idea 
> would
> not be as close as the 0.72. Yes? No?

On an M6HM, and with the 24mm, the 'edge of v/f frame' technique is 
completely useless.

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