Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OLAF WILLOUGHBY wrote: > > [135mm framelines on an M6] > Olaf, with the M6, there is the case for the 135mm brightline VF that sits in the accessory shoe (the SCOOBY-DOO code for this is SHOOC). Check out http://www.pond.com/~lhsa/articles/hektor.html and scroll down to the fist image to see what it looks like. If I recall correctly, they go for about $150-$200 in the US in user condition. The advantage is that it will give you a lifesize image with brightlines to compose with. The disadvantage is that you will have to focus through the RF and then shift to the accessory VF to compose. OTOH, I'm guessing that most game is going to be at "infinity" anyway, and there is always the option of "zone-focussing", although this is trickier with long focal lengths. Alternatively, get an M3 as backup and stick the 135 on that! ;-) M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------