Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick Ko wrote: > >Does anyone have a photo of the diopter correction lens on a Leicaflex SL2? > >I got my BGN SL2 from keh.com yesterday, and was checking it out at night. > >The view through the viewfinder didn't seem as sharp as my R6.2. I was >wondering if there was a weak diopter lens on it. > >The needle and loop are sharp, the tiny numbers for shutter speed and >f-stop slightly less than sharp (but could be my old eyes). > Since your R6.2 has built-in diopter correction I suspect that the SL2 has none. I typically use a +0.5 correction lens on the SL2. A correction lens is held in place with either a metal frame or a rubber eyecup on a metal frame, which is removed by sliding upward. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com