Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Tele-Elmarit first and second -Reply
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 15:53:31 -0800

Gareth Jolly wrote:
> 
> Just on the topic of 90mm lens, I just bought an Elmarit M 90mm for my
> M6.
> 
> One thing I'm finding a little difficult to get used to (having used SLRs until
> I bought my M6) is the small size of the 90mm frames.  I should say that I
> have an M6 HTM.
> 
> Perhaps my eyesight just isn't that good, but I do find it a bit more difficult
> to precisely determine what I'm shooting - especially portraits of groups
> from a distance.
> 
> Are there any aftermarket magnifiers to fit on an M6?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Gareth Jolly

Well its not zooming everything in like on an Slr but when you get your
images back if you are like me you are not going to find them
particularly disconcerting. 
You don't compose an image because of textures, you compose because of
larger patterns and shapes in most cases. When you blow them up. Its all there!
A contact sheet looks exactly like what you would expect to see. 
Don't expect any negative surprises, you probably won't get them. I just
got a new 135!
My eyes aren't particularly terrific. But i can see the whole frames
with my glasses on! 
Mark Rabiner