Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica makes a step ring for the M finders for the M10. Call a Leica dealer for the part #. On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 1:12 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I found the best solution to all this is to give up on m cameras. I > hated to, but the time came that getting focus was taking too much away > from the pleasure of photography. What?s more, the insult of the so called > visoflex solution left over from cheap Olympus point and shoots to get live > view, added to the reason I changed. For thirty years I was faithful, but > my head got turned. There?s still art in working with a fine auto focus > lens. > > ;-) > > > > Sonny Carter > http://www.SonC.com/look > > > > On Jul 31, 2018, at 11:09 PM, Frank Farmer < > frank at f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote: > > > > This is my first and last bump to try and get an answer to the question > lodged below. > > > > Thanks, team! > > > > Frank F. Farmer > > Jackson, Mississippi > > > >> On Jul 29, 2018, at 3:36 PM, Frank Farmer < > frank at f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote: > >> > >> Team, > >> > >> I was annoyed to learn that the M10 does not accept the older screw-in > viewfinder magnifiers (1.25x and 1.4x). As my aging eyes don?t achieve > tack-sharpe focus with a M camera and a wide-open 90 Summicron like they > did when I was in my 20s, I feel I need some help. > >> > >> Here are my questions: > >> > >> 1) How does the Leica viewfinder thread adaptor work? I looked for a > video on the subject with no luck. > >> > >> 2) Is the viewfinder thread adaptor bulky? Cumbersome? Does is > otherwise hinder the viewfinder when not using a screw-in accessory? Does > one leave it in all the time? > >> > >> 3) Are the two lines of questions, supra, obviated by the newer > Visoflex? In other words, does the Visoflex allow magnified focusing like > using live view on the M10 such that the viewfinder magnifiers are not > necessary? > >> > >> Please advise. > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> > >> Frank F. Farmer > >> Jackson, Mississippi > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information