Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi! The original Pop Photo test of M6 in July 1985 shows the viewfinder accuracy to be very good - but no numbers. The only problem is that the picture shown is of both the 50mm and 75mm framelines - as these are visible together, this is correct - the text is about 50mm frame but the framing shown uses the 75mm frame. A grave mistake, I´m sure. Did they do it again, perhaps? All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > From: Robert Meier <robertmeier@usjet.net> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Re: M6 Viewfinder Shows only 77%? > Date: 19. joulukuuta 1999 6:09 > > That Pop Photo article that is so glowing about the M6 TTL and lenses has a > nasty little sidebar (p. 74) that says the .85 M6's viewfinder frames show > only 79% percent of the on-film picture area, and that the M6 shows only > 77%! That means there will be almost a third more area on the negative than > what the vf frame is showing. Can it possibly be that bad? Couldn't Leica > make a viewfinder that's a little more precise than just 77%? > > Bob Meier >