Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, Are you guessing with the 50mm frame on the M3? The 90mm frame is very very close to 75mm and you can activate the 90mm frame on the M3 using tape on the preview lever, or do what I do and wrap a rubber band around the lens and extend to the lever (secured with tape) to pull it back. I think the 75mm frame, if you can call it that, on the M6 is very annoying and I prefer to use the 90mm frame. Take out your M6 and flip between 75mm and 90mm, and you will see there is really not that much difference. When using the 75 Summilux on the M6 with 50/75 frame lines I too many times in the heat of shooting frame my subject beyond the 75mm parameter. The 90mm solution works for me. I wish there is a way for my 75 Summilux to automatically activate the 90mm frame. Ray Bill wrote: > > > I have an M3 rather than the M2. I find the M6 0.85 to be vastly inferior to > the M3. Because of this, I am avery unhappy with the M6. The M6 viewfinder > appears to be brighter but there is not as much contrast. In addition, I find > that the M6 viewfinder flares to the extent that it is unusable in low-light > backlit situations. I bought the M6 0.85 specifically to use the 75/1.4. I > find myself using the M3 and guessing at the frame. (The M3 has the verticle > portion of the RF slightly out and I still find it more usable than the M6).