Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Anybody know if Leica makes a rubber eyepiece for the > M6 viewfinder? (Shall we call it the `viewfiender'?) > That would solve the scratched glasses problem but make > the viewing even worse. > > I think that the only real solution is contact lenses. > Can you believe it, a US$2.8K camera requires that you > have good vision or be fitted with contacts (if you want > to use wide-angle lenses)? > My solution is to put a layer of silicone glue onto the finder ring. It stays for quite a while, but you have to be very careful not to let the stuff get onto the eyepiece. I used a syringe type applicator. This is a problem unique to rangefinders. If Leica were to fix it by further reducing the magnification of the RF to give glass wearers relief, the non-glasswearers will start to complain the magnifications being to small. Also, if the magnification were to be reduced, they might be tempted to add a 21mm frameline. And guess what? The glasswearers will start having the problem again, with the 21mm. g.huang