Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/10

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Subject: M6 sans eyepiece
From: Wolfgang Sachse <sachse@msc.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:32:43 -0500 (EST)

From: "Stefan Kahlert" <uzs13b@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> ...

	Wolfgang wrote ...
> 	Amazingly, I've NEVER had pieces fall off of any other
> 	cameras that I've used over the years - mostly Nikons...
<snip> ...

I have lost my Nikons eyepiece once. The dealer where I got a new one
told me that this maybe his most often sold Nikon part.
(eyepiece for Nikon FE/FM-series).

	Maybe. I use `F' and `N90s'.

I think the Leica is just a normal camera in this regard. 

What I wonder about is: From the mails of the LUGnuts who reported 
they lost lost their eyepiece I get the impression that it isn't 
possible to photograph without the eyepiece. Is this true and does 
this mean the eyepiece isn't just a piece of flat glass?

	Exactly. The eyepiece is a lens and without it, it's not
	possible to focus or even see the lightmeter. One only
	sees a very blurry image in the viewfinder. OK. One could
	set the focus on lens according to estimate, set the
	exposure by some other means and shoot. And I did that
	for some landscape photos.

	Best wishes,

	-- Wolfgang
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    Wolfgang Sachse                             Cornell University
    sachse@msc.cornell.edu      http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~sachse
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