Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Beginner questions on M6 TTL and M6HM TTL
From: Francis Barista Sembiring <semb0001@tc.umn.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:12:06 -0600
 
Folks,

Ah...please excuse my question regarding using any lens wider than 35mm lens
with M6

Francis Sembiring

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> The HM version of the M6TTL does not have 28mm framelines in the
> viewfinder. The 35mm framelines end up in about the same place, very
> close to the edges of the viewfinder. I wear glasses and found that to be
> too uncomfortable for my vision. The M6TTL .72x model has excellent eye
> relief for 35 to 90mm frames. The 135 is there but a bit small, the 28 is
> there but a bit hard to see.
>
> I would buy an HM body if I were planning on using mostly 50-135mm
> lenses. Since I prefer the 35 and 90mm lenses, I took the .72x body. With
> anything wider than 35mm, I find an auxiliary viewfinder is more
> comfortable to use.
>
> Godfrey