Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim- if you like life at .5, you should try it at +1. At least based on my experience at the optician - my diopter arrives tommorrow from Sherry - even the difference between +.5 and +1 was night and day...But maybe it has to do with my glasses' prescription... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim Brick > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 1998 11:55 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tri-X and Diopters - no connection between the > two... > > > My M6 viewfinder was not as sharp as I thought it should be. A +.5 diopter > snapped it right in. > > JB > > > At 02:29 AM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote: > > > >Well...Yesterday I got my glasses checked - they're fine. But what I also > >did was hold one of the optician's +1 diopters between my > glasses and the M > >eye piece and...Wow! I would encourage anyone to try this before > purchasing > >an M6HM...Night and day. I suspect that the 28 frame lines would be > >difficult to use, but the 35s were still okay. Try it...you 'll like it.. > >:-) > BD >