Re: [Leica] 35mm on M3

["steven blutter" <sblutter@earthlink.net>]

just as is being suggested to check focus - take off the back and improvise
some sort of ground glass for the lens plane (I use tracing paper) and on a
tripod - check out what you get vf vs. actual.  you'll get used to it and
have a lighter camera to boot - focus no problem.  it turns out to be the
entire m-3 vf plus what feels about 10% overall

you could always shell out $275. for the shoe mounted viewer...if you can
find one in 35mm... (seems 28mm are more available since so many more M's (2
& 4) were 35 to begin with)

experiment and save your $$!!

- --steven blutter--
sblutter@earthlink.net

- -----Original Message-----
From: Paul Chefurka <pchefurk@Newbridge.COM>
To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 12:25 PM
Subject: [Leica] 35mm on M3


>Do any of you use a non-RF 35 on an M3? Since I
>don't wear glasses I'm thinking of trying this
>combo (I can't shell out the $$$ for an M2
>right now).
>
>I expect that framing accuracy may be a bit of
>a crap-shoot until one gets used to it.  How big
>a difficulty is this, and are there any other
>problems or successes people have had?
>
>Paul Chefurka
>