Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the current leica 21 and 24 are phsically and optically identical,one just masked some. these are optically inferior to chrome and black chrome original 21mm leitz.this was 8-eleement in an all metal housing and metal intergral foot. by opticallly inferior i mean the area the original 21 shows with projected frame is considerably more what the plastic shell current one shows. this is coated and bright but has a horrible glued piece of plastic for a foot. the original like all the brightline finders of the fifties-sixties has beautiful proportions and esqusite finish. > From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 08:26:50 +0200 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 21mm, 24mm Viewfinder Question > > No problems from this eyeglass wearer. Incidentally, I have found by comparing > the 24mm and 21mm finders side-by-side that the 24mm finder actually covers > the > 21mm field if you ignore the framelines. > > Nathan > > "Thomas G. Tamura" wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Can someone give me some personal feedback on the "eye relief" of the >> current 21mm and 24mm accessory viewfinder. Do you eyeglass wearers have >> any problems seeing the frameline and beyond? > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > >