Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom: >>I am also coming to prefer the 19 on the R8 with grid screen to the 21 ASPH on M6, not because of image quality but accuracy of framing. Leica should put cross-hairs on the finder like the Hasselblad x-pan has on the 30mm finder.<< I have a small circular bubble level that I used to roughly align my enlargers. I used it on my M6 with 15/4.5 Heliar and 21/2.8 ASPH. I was surprised at how much (positive) difference it made; especially for landscapes and architecture. Level is level and there doesn't seem to be much room for error. I did an informal study where I compared "eyeball" with "bubble level". It seems to make more of a difference in some photos than others; but there always seems to be a slight improvement with the bubble level. On the downside, the circular level method requires a tripod, since you can't view and level at the same time. Ideally, I wish someone made a viewfinder level, like that found on the Hasselblad SWC. However, I dread thinking what a device like that would cost. Dave