Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tri-X and Diopters - no connection between the two...
From: nbwatson@juno.com (N. B. Watson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:03:31 EDT

Good advise for farsighted individuals; disastrous for nearsighted
people.  Those whose Rx is "minus", will see much poorer the more "plus"
the diopter.

Regards,
Nigel

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:36:28 -0400 "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
writes:
>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
>>
>
>

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