Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi! The late, lamented Modern Photography measured the viewfinder coverage to be 86% both horizontally and vertically. IŽd think 77% as relatively poor. 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 Shows Only 77% > Date: 20. joulukuuta 1999 3:20 > > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 15:45:06 -0700 > From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M6 Viewfinder Shows only 77%? > > The bright line frames of the Leica M cameras are designed to show the > picture area of a standard mounted slide (23mm x 35mm) at O.7 meter. This > corresponds to about 93% of the full negative. As you focus further away, > less of the picture area is included within the frame lines. With a 50mm > lens focussed at 2.0 meters, the outer edges of the bright line frames show > the picture area. When the 50mm lens is focussed at infinity the picture > area is approximately the outer edges of the bright line plus three frame > line widths all around. Leica decided it was better to be surprised by more > than dismayed by less. Now if PopPhoto measures viewfinder coverage at > infinity, then 77% sounds pretty accurate. This information comes from the > book by Gunter Osterloh, Leica M, Advanced School of Photography. > > John Collier > > John, > > Thanks for that explanation. I had read the "three frame line widths" > approximation before, but didn't know it came from Osterloh's book. The > framelines being on the thick side means that using that visual method of > figuring out what all is going to be included in the picture at infinity > pushes the actual frame halfway out to the framelines for the 35mm lens. So > holding the preview lever halfway to the left, which will bring up the 35mm > framelines while still keeping the 50mm framelines visible, will give one a > clear view of what will be included, that is, halfway between the two sets > of framelines. How convenient. And to think that they only charge $2000 > for this wonderful instrument! > > Bob > >