Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Hans-Peter I have coated glass specs and the coating is well and truly scuffed by my camera eyepiece. The glass is not scratched however. cheers Frank - ---------- >Hans-Peter.Lammerich wrote > > I in fact prefer the metal rimmed viewfinder ocular on the early Ms. And > they don't scratch MY glasses (Zeiss Punktal, with the greenish > multilayer coating). Possibly you have "plastic" glasses that scratch > easily. The M6's rubber ones sometimes smear on MY glasses. To solve > your problem I would suggest the following: > > 1. use "glas" glasses, preferably with high refraction index. These are > a tad heavier than "plastic" glasses, but noticeably thinner. > > 2. ask for "plastic" glasses with scratch resistant coating. > > Even if techncially feasible, putting the M6's rubber rimmed viewfinder > ocular is more expensive. The rubber is vulcanised on the metal. So it > is not an external rubber piece. With external rubber protectors it may > get more difficult to see the 28mm or even the 35mm frame. > > My general advice for eyeglas wearers is to choose frames for medium or > small lens diameters. You save weight and money. They are more > convenient for looking through cameras, binoculars etc., because they > are closer to the eyeballs. And I wouldn't accept glasses without the > best available anti-glare coating. > > Hans-Peter