Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, I have a follow-on question. I am considering the 24 for my M6. I read somewhere that the M6 meter is not usable with the 21mm lens. Is that also true for the 24? Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Dan Cardish wrote: > At 06:25 PM 10-05-98 -0700, you wrote: > >Is a finder the only workable option for using a 21 or 24 on the M6? > >I have the M6HM, and don''t like the idea of a separate finder each time > >I want to use the wide angle lenses. Does anyone shoot "sans finder?" > > > >Are there any M bodies that have a finder frame wider than 28mm? > > > > > > > >Francesco Sanfilippo, > > Technically, the answer is no. However, since there is a bit of extra > coverage builtin to the frames, especially at infinity, you *may* be able > to approximate the 24mm view with the 28mm frames, in the regular M6. Not > possible in the HM version, since the 35mm frame goes right to the edge of > the field of vision in the HM viewfinder, and it would be difficult to > guess what is beyond it. > > Dan C.