Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No. The eyes are needed to correct the rangefinder. The focus will not turn without the eyes in place. Ken Wilcox At 4:34 AM -0700 5/30/0, Brougham wrote: >"Bill Butz" <WILLIAMBUTZ@prodigy.net> wrote: > >> The DR eyes have a stud sticking out on the top that will not clear a >> M6. Was this the same problem with the M5? The lens itself works >> fine. Regards Bill Butz > >Can the DR focus closely without the eyes? That is, if I don't care >about the parallax error, can I just put it into close focus mode and >shoot away? I'm assuming that it wouldn't take that long for me to >learn how to compensate for what I get vs. what I see. > >Getting another lens is at least a few months away, so this isn't an >urgent decision. :) > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. >http://invites.yahoo.com/ DO NOT use the reply fuction! Address any response to wilcox@tir.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>