[Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Well then, Henning, the mystery is solved.
It really sounds like a change for production, doesn't it?
It seems we shall have to meet up to split those beers ;-)

Thanks for your very informative impressions on the M8. I really enjoyed 
them, as with Tom A's. Few of us might get to Photokina but
you have provided excellent info in compensation.

Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Henning Wulff
Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 01:33
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens

>Hey Henning, I did read your post on this and 
>replied asking about the second mark that I 
>can't see.
>This is from the Leica US site
>The LEICA UNIVERSAL WIDE-ANGLE VIEWFINDER M 
>enables precise cropping of the subject with the 
>LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M f/4/16-18-21 mm ASPH.
>on the LEICA M7 and MP as well as the digital 
>LEICA M8. For the LEICA M8, the focal length 
>extension factor of 1.33x has to be
>considered, so in this case the bright-line 
>frames for 21, 24 or 28 mm are set on the LEICA 
>UNIVERSAL WIDE-ANGLE VIEWFINDER M.
>
>I like German beer
>Or if you find an extra index mark to show us, I'll split the beers with 
>you.
>
>Cheers
>Hoppy

As noted, look at the top view of the viewfinder on dpreview.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: 
>lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] 
>On Behalf Of
>Henning Wulff
>Sent: Monday, 18 September 2006 12:02
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens
>
>>Gene,
>>Yes on an M7.
>>No on an M8. Want to bet a six pack on it ;-)
>>The universal wide  finder does not compensate
>>for the "crop factor". There is no interface
>>with the camera except for a shoe mount.
>>The internal finder does compensate, of course.
>>
>>Cheers
>>Hoppy
>
>I think you guys missed this before, but I'll
>point it out again. There are TWO lines on the
>dial on which you set the focal length. One for
>the M8, one for the film bodies. Easy. Both
>formats are taken care of.
>
>The dpreview picture of the finder shows this clearly.