Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The two dof indicators in the viewfinder are for f5.6 and f16 with a 50mm lens. Line up the narrow lower notch with the double image of the rangefinder patch (when looking at point not in focus), if the two edges of the image can be placed in the notch at the same time then it will be in focus if the aperture is set at f5.6 The wider upper notch is for f16. I do not have a M3 but others have posted that the complete field of view of the finder is a good guide for the 35mm lenses. One chap recommended that you cover the frameline illumination window to eliminate the other framelines. Of course you have to estimate parallax correction when focusing close. Finally, Cosina/Voigtlander makes a brightline 75mm finder. John Collier > From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net> > > The camera is a later version and has the DOF notches in the frame > lines, but I'm unclear on how they work to indicate DOF. Can anyone > explain this? > > Also, if I wanted to use a 35mm lens, would the full view through the > finder, beyond the 50mm frameline borders, be about right for > framing? Where might I frame if a 75mm were to be used? >