Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:57 PM 5/26/99 -0400, you wrote: >At 01:46 PM 5/26/99 -0400, you wrote: >>Is it common for the center rectangle to overload with light from a room >>lamp in or near the frame? >YES!!!!!!! >what causes? >A cause of debate...Some say it's the silvered strip at the bottom of the >viewfinder window > >any cure? >Sort of...Take a fine-tipped marker pen and create a small black rectangle >in the middle of the rangefinder illumination window - that ridged plastic >thingy...Keep it centered, and keep it small to start with - very small, >wider than high...It should help cut down on flare, although it will make >the finder lines a bit harder to see clearly in some light....And, by the >way, you can take it back off with - GASP - nail polish remover. Been >there, done that, camera still okay. > >Good luck... Aha. This would explain the reason for the rubber band over window trick. Cutting down illumination from the ridged plastic thingy. I supose with a rubber band you would be able to move it out of the way whenever you wanted. Joe Berenbaum