Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I have an old Zeiss Ikon folder with an RBL of just less than 50mm. > It uses two superimposed images to focus. It works great (for me), > even wide open. Is there something about other rangefinders, such as > Leica, that requires much longer RBFs? Put another way, should I > expect a CLE (with very similar RBL) to focus as well as my folder? > TIA. May have answerd my own question with a little research <g>. Effective Base Length depends on magnification, and I have no idea what the mag is on the folder. Also, it's a 6x6, so prints are enlarged less. Maybe I wouldn't be so happy with the results if I were enlarging those negs as much as a 35 . . . <g>. Cyrus Gardner Kormendi\Gardner Partners 202/822-0900 voice 202/331-1151 fax