Re: [Leica] M2 with rubber M6 eyepiece as replacement problem

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

The rubber eyepiece you have has a corrective lens in it. Leica does not at
present make a "neutral" correction lens. Why not remove the lens and use
the mount with the rubber protector as you seem to prefer keeping your
glasses on?

John Collier

> From: Badris <badris@virginia.edu>
>
> just got hold of an M2 a few weeks ago, my first leica, and have been using
> it as a regular shooter alongside my other gear. My question relates to my
> ever-frustrating experiences with early M leicas (or more specifically, the
> metal eyepiece of early M leicas). i'm an eyeglass wearer, and it scratches
> the heck out of my glasses.
> 
> tried the tape and moleskin solution, but it's kinda funky and it's not for
> me. was fortunate enough to come across a rubber eyepiece made for the M6,
> but when i put it on my M2 it distorted the viewfinder even more and my eye
> had to strain itself to get a normal viewfinder image. i have reason to
> suspect the eyepiece is not the 'standard' M6 eyepiece but rather a diopter
> correction eyepiece, but it could also be something about the different
> viewfinders of the M2 and M6 that is causing this.
> 
> Question: have other M2 (or M3/M4) users with M6 style rubber eyepiece on
> their cameras experienced this problem, or is it just me with a
> non-standard M6 rubber eyepiece? if so, which eyepiece (or perhaps,
> dioptric correction eyepiece) would i need to gain the 'normal' diopter
> image of the M2 with its metal eyepiece? better still, anyone know the part
> # of the eyepiece i would need?
>