Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas, I'm with you on that, the 35mm lens is the ideal for the M6 in my opinion too. I have a late all-black M3 version of the 'old' 35 Summilux with goggles. I bought it because I like the fact I can focus to 26" but I dislike the wide view I get in the M6 finder! It makes the 35mm view very small. Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: thomas boehm [SMTP:toboehm@yahoo.com] > > hi jeremy, > > you described the problems of goggle-converted superwideangles with > better words than me and you added profound mathematics; maybe i > forgot to say, that i'm "goggled" myself - for that, i can hardly see > the 28-framelines in my M6. so, my statement about a "24-mm-frame" > depends more on "feeling" (and informations by master TA) than on facts. > for me, the M6 is most comfortable and perfect with the 35 mm. > > thanks & regards, thomas > > > ---Jeremy Kime wrote: > > > > The observation about the viewfinder showing only a 24mm view is not > > neccersarily correct. > > I am sure the desired solution is for it to key in the 28mm frame > (on M4-P, > > M6) which then offers > > 28 x 0.7 = 19.7mm view. > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com