Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 10:05:46 -0700

Ken-
I feel you 'pain'! My daughter got the surgery, and it does make a
tremendous difference, especially for those with astigmatism! Maybe God
should get some Leica optical engineers to do eyes for him! (I am sure SOME
of 'em went to heaven!)
Dan ( 20/200...BUMP!...oops!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan & Ken Lee" <klee16@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner


> Simon,
>
> There are also degrees of blindness. I was -5.5 and had astigmatism. I
> solved the problem with laser eye surgery. I will need another procedure
> before my eyes are perfect, but I solved the eyeglass problem.
>
> Ken
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <s_lamb@compuserve.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: April 27, 2000 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner
>
>
> > Tina Manley wrote:
> >
> > > If you are an old fogey with bifocals, you need the glasses
> > > to read the
> > > shutter speed and aperture!
> >
> > Sorry, I forgot the old fogeys ;-)  Seriously I did forget that
> > some people need to wear glasses all the time.  I only use
> > mine for long distance so reading speed and aperture are
> > fine.
> >
> > Slightly off topic, I looked at your web site and think your
> > work is excellent - something for amateurs like me to aspire
> > to.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > >Doug
> > >
> > >Neither can I ;-).  I also just ordered the diopter lens to
> > screw into
> > >the
> > >viewfinder.  I can't understand why people mention the
> > problems of
> > >seeing framelines
> > >when you can get diopter lenses to remove the need to
> > wear glasses when
> > >using the
> > >M6.
> > >
> > >Simon
> >
>