Re: [Leica] 21mm, 24mm Viewfinder Question

[Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>]

yI have found that the old finders have terrible "eye relief"
for people who wear glasses. The black "plastic" ones 
on the whole have better eye relief for spectacle wearers. Ed

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Thomas G. Tamura wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Can someone give me some personal feedback on the "eye relief" of the
> current 21mm and 24mm accessory viewfinder.  Do you eyeglass wearers have
> any problems seeing the frameline and beyond?  Are the older finders better
> in that respect?  If so, what would you recommend?
> 
> I am asking because I am looking at getting either the 21 Elmarit (non ASPH)
> or the 24mm ASPH and was just curious of the accessory viewfinders (as this
> is the only way to compose.)
> 
> BTW, if you have any "excess" lenses in the 21mm to 50mm range, please
> contact me.  I am looking for later model lenses (3,000,000) but not
> necessarily from the current line up.
> 
> TIA, Thomas
> 
>