Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:27 AM 11/9/97 -0500, you wrote: >"Rangefinder Base Length. 68.5mm" for the M5 and on page 35 he lists that= of >the M6 at 49.9.=A0 Are these absolute base lengths as opposed to effective >base lengths?=A0 And, if he intended them to be absolute, he is surely= wrong >because the M5 finder windows are not 20mm farther apart in the M5 than in >the M6.=A0 This issue is something we haven't had much discussion about in >LUG.=A0 What do you think? The M5 has the same viewfinder magnification as the M2, M4 and M4-2, right? So it's effective rangefinder base will be different than the M4P and M6 which includes enough area for a 28mm lens and thus shorter effective rangefinder base. Add the M6 viewfinder and the M6 drops to 49.9 too. Right? =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Microwave: Signal from a friendly micro...