Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sunday, February 21, 1999, Leicaman56 wrote: > Remove > the lens from the camera and point the camera to a bright light source while > looking through it. Look at the focussing aids on the screen while moving the > diopter adjustment. Bill, I have done this....I have 2 main complaints on these built-in diopters. 1) The manufacturers put the adjustment in a location where I have to hold my head to the camera in an awkward manner...this makes adjustment difficult. (Nikon F4 excluded here...at least it was on the side of the prism housing so I was not poking myself in the eye to change it.) 2) As I stated before the distortion in the finders (maybe distortion is the wrong word...I notice the center of the frame is all that ever looks really sharp, and it depends of what angle I am holding my eye to the finder also as to how the image looks and the apparent area of sharpness...I do not have this problem with my older F1 that has no adjustment what so ever on it). I think the distortion comes from having an adjustable lens in the viewfinder housing. I can't imagine that the lens group is super high quality as it is so small and so adjustable. Perhaps one of our resident optician types could comment on the probable technology employed here. I have yet to see an adjustable diopter that does not make the four corners look funny. For Me this is a big problem as 90% of what I shoot is off center. I learned to focus on the GG and still do this. I absolutely CAN NOT stand the weird view through the finder. I will admit that I am probably much more picky than many...To Me this thing gets in the way of seamless operation of the camera. I know it is great for some. I also know that for others it is a BIG PITA. I can handle learning how electronic cameras work, and all of the other things...That all becomes automatic after a few weeks or so...seeing is necessary to good photography and I just can't learn to shoot through odd looking viewfinders. I wish the bodies could be ordered without this feature...I would even pay $50.00 or so extra to not have the blasted thing installed on the bodies. Best regards, Harrison mailto:mcclary@iname.com http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com