Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Lea, thanks for your post. As for that awkward stuff I'd rather prefer take the camera down to its bag... many times I work with the camera and don't have the time to struggle with that stuff. I'll go for the shades... regards - -- Pablo Kolodny www.pablokolodny.com > From: lea <lea@whinydogpress.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:56:26 -0500 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] finder flare > > Pablo, > > My M6 drives me batty with flare. At the suggestion of a fellow Lugger, I did > put 2 small strips of Scotch tape on the window. I still have flare. > > In a pinch what I've found to work is to frame up my shot and set the meter. > Then I take my right hand over the top deck of the camera, cover the window > with > my index finger a bit and do my focusing with my left hand which is cradling > my > camera body. It is awkward as can be but it has saved me more times than I > care > to count. > > The same man who makes the Sling makes the shade you ask about. I, too, need > to > order one. His web site is > http://www.konermann.net/sling.html > > Happy shooting. > Lea - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html