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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Finders
From: InfinityDT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:37:03 EST
 
In a message dated 11/17/99 8:37:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, TEAShea@aol.com 
writes:

<< The real reason that all SLR's cut off some of the frame is to enable them 
to 
 make the mirror smaller - thus allowing a lighter, smaller mechanism.
 
 Tom Shea >>

Interesting.  Just how much lighter can a body be made by making the mirror a 
couple millimeters smaller?  Are we talking fractions of grams here?