Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica]Rubber eye-cup?
From: "Matt Morgan" <mattmorgan@pdseurope.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:42:10 -0800

>>You certainly have a
>  good reason to seek one for your 'M', if but for eye comfort
>  and lower stray light. Are you a spectacles user ?<<

Yes, I do wear wear specs, which is obviously a pain for using the M6,
however, when I know I'm going to dedicate some time to shooting, such as
this long weekend here in the UK, I'll use contacts (which I hate). Either
way, I've always found the eye-cup contributes to better concentration.
Matt.

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>From: Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica]Rubber eye-cup?
>Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2000, 2:48 pm
>

> Matt Morgan wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> In my previous Nikon existence,
> the eye-cups were my favourite items.
>
>  --> Do I ever agree with you !
>  If only my Nikon reached the advertised optical excellence... :+(
>  I used a collapsible, extra large non-N... model
>  and a collapsible non-N... rubber lens shade.
>
>  Eye cups ARE available for the Leica-R; some salespeople seem
>  not to believe they're wonderful. You certainly have a
>  good reason to seek one for your 'M', if but for eye comfort
>  and lower stray light. Are you a spectacles user ?
>
>  A J Q
>
>
>
>
>