Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've always known that the M6 viewfinder frames are set for a 23x35mm image at the closest focus of the lens and that at longer focusing distances the film frame will contain an increasingly larger field than shown within the frame. But how dramatically this changes was brought home to me only when I looked and focused through the Fuji 6x9 viewfinder. The difference between what is covered at close focus and infinity is enormous! And the frame in the Fuji 6x9 changes in size to provide an accurate framing view throughout the focusing range. Why has Leica not been able to have its frame lines change in size to accommodate the changing size of the field throughout the focusing range? Is it just a question of minimal R&D by a small company...or are there technical reasons? - --Mitch/Bangkok - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html