Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, My M2 is upgraded to the M6 viewfinder (actually the M4-P, according to Sherry), and I have no trouble at all seeing the 35mm frame lines and as far as the 28mm frame lines there is no need to actually see them because you just assume that everything you see in the viewfinder covers the 28mm. And I also wear glasses which I do not consider a problem at all. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: Ruralmopics@aol.com >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Eye relief on M cameras >Date: Sat, Sep 18, 1999, 10:00 AM > >I just got my new (used) M4-p. I ordered it and a 35mm f 2 without actually >trying one -- based merely on price and my experience with an M4/35 rig about >12 years ago. I considered getting a 28mm lens instead of the 35mm but I'm >glad I didn't! I can't see the 28mm frame lines when I play with the preview >lever unless I really hunt for them and then only one side at a time. In >fact, the 35mm frames pretty well fill my view. As you might guess, I wear >glasses. I purposely wear glasses that fit very closely to my face for this >very reason. Still I was shocked by how little of the 28mm field I could see. > >I don't recall having trouble seeing the 35mm frame with my old M4 so I >guess, this brings me to a question: Is the 35mm frame fairly visable to >eyeglass wearers on the M2/M4/M4-2? I'm already thinking about a second body >and I'd like something that gives greater magnification for the 90mm lens but >still allows me to frame the 35mm. What do you eye-glass wearers think? Can >you see the 35mm frame in an M4-2 or M4? > >Bob McEowen >