Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/17

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Noctilux viewfinder blocking
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 18:21:10 -0400

It does block a chunk of the viewfinder. Sometimes if I'm framing really
tightly it is annoying. Most of the time it doesn't bother me. If it is a
problem for you, you could use an auxillary finder.

Ken Wilcox

At 1:54 -0700 5/17/0, a fine scholar, Walter Bell wrote:

>I am seriously considering making the leap to a Noctilux. for the low
>light, shallow depth of field shadow rendition capabilities. I currently
>have a 35 Summilux and a 50mm Summicron and do both color and B&W. The main
>remaining question for me is the viewfinder blockage (I have an M4 and an
>M6 0.72).
>
>What is the feeling of the Noctilux users out there on the view finder
>blockage issue?
>
>Walter Bell


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