Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, if extrapolation holds, if a WA finder had 21mm lines where the 28mm are now, then the 35mm lines would be between the 75 and 90 lines, and the 50mm lines would be about between the 90 and 135 lines. So, you could put your 21 on the WA body, your 35 on the standard body, and the 50/75/90 on the HM body. Bliss!!! (But, and here is where it probably falls apart, how much viewfinder intrusion would there be from the lens? Tom Schofield - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Thomas" <Mimesis@btinternet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Wide Angle Body > I think because, for me, the 50mm woukld be so small that it would be > worthless. the whole point of a w/a body would be to allow the use of the > excellent 21/24/28/35 (would any finder that included the 21 make the 35 > unusable?) without external finders. the 50 is already well catered for with > tthe current two m6s. > > Julian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Wide Angle Body > > > > Why not 21mm, 24, 28, 35, 50? > > > > Tom Schofield > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Henry Ambrose" <digphoto@nashville.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 11:54 AM > > Subject: [Leica] M6 Wide Angle Body > > > > > > > 24, 28, 35, 50 frames! > > > > > > Yes, Yes, Yeeeesssssssssssssssssssssss! > > > > > > > > > > > > Henry Ambrose > > > > > > >What would be really nice would be, in addition to a wide-angle M, a > > > >viewfinder fix for the present M6... > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeremy > Kime > > > >Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:53 AM > > > >To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > > > >Subject: RE: [Leica] The M6 Fugue > > > > > > > > > > > >This suggestion (for a wide angle version) was put to Leica at the last > > > >Photokina meeting. > > > >They seemed vaguely interested. > > > > > > > >Jem > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: B. D. Colen [SMTP:bdcolen@earthlink.net] > > > >> > > > >> Far too logical a suggestion - why offer the camera with a set of > > frames > > > >> for > > > >> the lenses for which it's most suited? > > > >> B. D. > > > >> > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > >> JohnnyDeadman > > > >> > > > >> on 23/3/00 11:18 am, Julian Thomas at Mimesis@btinternet.com wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Now, how about an M6 w/a with frames only for 21-28mm?!! > > > >> 21, 24, 28 and 35!! > > > >> A brilliant idea. > > > >> > > > >> Johnny Deadman > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >