Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/26

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Re: M6 vs M3/M4-2: viewfinder brightness
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:49:25 -0400

An inexpensive rubber garden hose gasket will fit around the eyepiece and
protect you glasses just fine.

Ken Wilcox

At 09:02 AM 8/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
>The M6 is a very nice finder. I have an M4 that, after a CLA has a
>viewfinder close enough to the M6 to be called identical. The rangefinder
>image on the M4 seems to me to be a little stronger, especially in back-lit
>situations. I wear glasses though, so the M6 is nicer because of the rubber
>strip around the eyepiece. I WILL be investing in one of those for the M4.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wilcox [mailto:wilcox@tir.com]
>Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:29 AM
>To: leica-users
>Subject: [Leica] Re: M6 vs M3/M4-2: viewfinder brightness
>
>
>In my experience with a limited number of Ms the M6 finder is a little more
>contrasty looking than an M2 3 or four. Brightness is about the same. This
>does not seem to matter in use. The M6 finder is also more prone to flare.
>This does make a difference in use.
>
>Ken Wilcox
>
>At 11:46 PM 8/25/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I'm new to Leica's so bear with me.
>>
>>I was in Tamarkin in NYC today looking at an M3 vs M4-2 vs M6, and I was 
>>struck by the vast difference in clarity between the models.  (The M3 was a
>
>>104xxxx, if I remember right.)
>>
>>The new M6 was crystal clear, almost like you were looking into thin 
>>air.  Both the M4-2 and the M3 were somewhat less clear with lower 
>>contrast, with the M3 being the worst.  Could these viewfinders be cleaned 
>>to be as bright as the M6?
>>
>>Skip
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------
>>Skip Williams
>>Westfield, NJ
>>skipwilliams@pobox.com
>>-----------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
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