Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In einer eMail vom 26.06.97 20:12:05, schreiben Sie: << Rather than a single-magnification finder like that of the current M6 I would ideally like to see a 'zooming' finder, such as that fitted to the Contax Gs and most zoom compacts (Leica included). If this could encompass everything from 21 to 135mm, that would be ideal, but if not a premium model that could alter its magnification in step with the focal lengths 21-24-28-35-50 would be just ideal. >> The problem is that the Leica M has not only one finder system but two of them: The finder itself and the second system for the focussing. Both have to be exactly of the same focal length in order to provide the split image. P&S (and the Contax G) cameras have zoom finders which work totally independent from the distance metering system. Therefore I do not believe that a Leica M with zoom finder and split image would be technically possible - at least not at a price less than 5000$ and at a size of a current M6 (or the M5) Frank