Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 and 75mm Summilux
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 20:20:09 +0200

Hi Nathan,
I=B4d think that you=B4ll lose all the increased focusing accuracy when=
 you
move your eye to the VIOOH - you=B4ll move or your subject will move or=
 if
you do it the other way round your framing cannot be very precise.
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
my=F6s suomeksi

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> From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
> To: Leica list <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: [Leica] M3 and 75mm Summilux
> Date: 06. syyskuuta 1998 22:26
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> Just wanted to share the excitement of how well my 1.4/75mm Summilux
> works on my M3. I use it with the VIOOH finder (which has the advanta=
ge
> of also having a frame for my 35mm lens). When focusing this lens, th=
e
> longer rangefinder of the M3 really shines! I just picked up some
> pictures on XP2 Super (great film, incidentally), shot last weekend a=
t
> an antiques/junk market in Waterloo. They are great (and some will so=
on
> appear on my web site). Finally I am seeing the sharpness in the imag=
es
> shot with the Summilux that I was expecting when I bought the lens. I
> continue to be amazed at how well this camera, in my case 39 years ol=
d,
> works. I just put one of my Pentax SLRs up for sale on Ebay--the Leic=
a
> virus has taken hold fully!
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> Nathan
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> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Overijse, Belgium
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> Photography page:  http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html
> Motorcycle page:
> http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html
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