Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/05

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Subject: [Leica] M viewfinder considerations
From: Lucien_vD <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 05:30:57 -0500

Tom wrote:

>Since the entire 35mm frame is just barley visable in my M2, and it has
>the 0.72 viewfinder, how can the standard M6, with the 0.72 viewfinder
>show the 28mm frame?

Do you bear glasse, because IMO there is plenty of room around the 35mm
frame in the M2 ?

>If I move my eye around in the eyepiece of my M2 I can see the edges of
>the 35mm frame...and a little bit of area outside the frame line. I feel=

>that if the 35mm frame were any larger relative to the view in the
>eyepiece, it would be too cramped. Is this the true in the 0.85
>viewfinder?

Yes, IMO , without glasses it's even difficult (if not impossible)
to see both the left and the right lines of the 35mm frame in the M6 0,85=
=2E
Maybe it's my eyes.=B0>=B0

Lucien
BELGIUM