[Leica] Quick review of the HK made 0.85 VF Magnifier.

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

thanks, frank

ric


On Oct 1, 2007, at 7:46 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> I finally gave up trying to find out from others how this thing  
> works.  I
> bought one.
>
> I wear glasses, and my objective was to get something that allows  
> me to see
> the way out frames ( 28mm lines on a M6 .72) without getting as  
> close to the
> VF with my glasses on.
>
> I own the Leica 1.25 Magnifier, and find it does a very nice job  
> with my
> M6TTL .72 to help focus the longer lenses, especially when I am  
> going to
> shoot wide open.
>
> It arrived nicely packaged in a plain ( read that as unpadded) manila
> envelope.  USPS did not mulch it up, so the packaging is  
> sufficient.  The
> item was wrapped in some bubble pack and packaged inside its nicely  
> made
> leather(ette?) case.  Production of the item was very nice.  It  
> screws into
> the VF eyepiece very nicely, and seems to sit still.  Optically  
> very nice.
> Clear and crisp.
> So now I actually look through it.....
>
> What you see when you put  the thing on the camera is that the  
> through image
> appears smaller ( duh) and more like a .58 magnified view.  It  
> seems to do
> NOTHING to allow you to see the edges of the frame lines, and in  
> fact, since
> it projects from the rear of the camera, it puts your eye farther  
> from the
> camera, which makes the frames lines HARDER to see.  So I took off my
> glasses.  No better.  In fact, without glasses, I was able to more  
> easily
> see the 28 frame lines than with the magnifier on the camera.
>
> Bottom Line.... anyone want to purchase a very slightly used Kong  
> Kong made
> 0.85 eyepiece magnifier for an M?
>
> Waste of $50.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>
>
>
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