Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex, I had a .85 M6TTL which was great with the 50 and 90. I got a 28 lens. When I upgraded to an M7 I got the .72. For me the 28 framelines are still very difficult to use at the extreme edges of the finder. I also found the lens with hood protruded far too much into my view. I ended up getting the CV metal 28 finder which works very well. Really good and you can use the DoF to largely ignore the focussing when you are in a hurry. The clean view with the external finder is great. Of course, in that case I am using aperture priority exposure (M7). For me the 35 frame is the widest conveniently usable with the .72 So no, you aren't alone. 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 Alex Sent: Saturday, 20 January 2007 22:16 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Usign 28mm frame on M6 ? Something that bothers me a bit, even though I only have single, Summocron 50mm/2 (latest) lens that is obviously "glued" on my M6. Anyway, sometimes I like to play with frame lines preview while shooting just to check how the composiiton would look with other then 50mm lens and I'm struck with 28mm frame lines. The vertical lines can be barely visible simmultenously (I try to carefully center my eye over the finder), whlist the side lines are totally out of the view. In order to see them, I need some kind of eye-acrobatics and even then only one-side line can be noticed at the finder side boundaries, either left or right. So I wonder how it can be possible to effectively use 28mm frames on M6 Classic (0.72) with corresponding lens ? What are your experiences ? Do you just use entire field of view of the finder and accept the fact of some additional parts to get on the film that couldn't be seen in the finder ? Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information