Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm lens with goggles on M3
From: "Ken Iisaka" <kiisaka@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:36:01 -0700

Mind you, if you remove the goggle (I assume you have the Summaron) you will
not be able to focus properly.

> It's close Mike, try this...
>
> Take a short piece of electrician's tape.  Place it on top of the body
over
> the window for the frame lines (center window).  Have the tape extend
> forward enough so that if you fold it down over the window, it will cover
> it.
>
> This will eliminate all of the projected framelines so that the very outer
> part of the viewfinder comes close to the coverage of the 35.
>
> Bud
>
> Mike Spadafora wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >         I am new to the wonderful world of Leica. I just purchased a 35
> > mm lens with googles to use on my M3. I am wondering if I remove the
> > goggles from the lens, will the entire viewfinder of the camera be
> > similiar to a 35mm framelines? Any ideas on how to test this?