Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] hard to focus M......
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:53:28 -0800
References: <051f01ccb868$5cd03400$16709c00$@earthlink.net> <CA+yJO1BBCkX8JDyXDxEunDgCW8mCXM8oc4B+nUMa4D8JsicsTQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-GUOdCwQdi2RJu+CQpY4xjKcwHjWXCsMtFn75UynJYwtQ@mail.gmail.com>

There are screw-in correction lenses in a range of diopters available 
for M Leicas. Being Leica items, they cost almost $100, or at least 
they did ten years ago.

Herb


>My close vision is getting worse and worse and I need to use reading
>glasses now almost all the time. Fortunately, I can still focus the M and
>XPan, but I don't know how long that will last :-(
>
>On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
>wrote:
>
>  > I've had that problem!!  My glasses are so scratched up, it's a wonder I
>  > can even see.  I'm planning to get a new pair soon.  I'll bet my 
> focusing
>  > improves considerably!!
>  >
>  > Tina
>  >
>  > On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
> earthlink.net
>  > >wrote:
>  >
>  > > I had a really tough time focusing my M8 the other day. my eyes just
>  > would
>  > > NOT tell me when the RF images coincided.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Then I looked at my glasses... Dirty is close, filthy is closer...
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Took the glasses off, Bingo.. Focus is easy on  an M... when your 
> eyeball
>  > > to
>  > > VF window is clear...
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Frank Filippone
>  > >
>  > > Red735i at earthlink.net
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > _______________________________________________
>  > > Leica Users Group.
>  > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Tina Manley, ASMP
>  > www.tinamanley.com
>  >
>  > _______________________________________________
>  > Leica Users Group.
>  > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>  >
>
>
>
>--
>// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>
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-- 
Herbert Kanner
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650-326-8204

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Replies: Reply from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] hard to focus M......)
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