RE: [Leica] Leica 0.58x

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

DR. BLACKTAPE'S EARS ARE ALL A'QUIVER...
...Did he hear the renowned Dr. Joseph Yao say....."Blacktape?" :-)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dr. Joseph
> Yao
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 9:11 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 0.58x
>
>
> on 16/9/00 3:59 AM, Paul Chefurka at Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com wrote:
>
> > I think Erwin may be right - the combo of the .58, the motor, the 28
> > Summicron, and the new Tri-Elmar might be one of the world's great
> > travel/editorial kits.  I've got a serious lech going for the
> whole kit and
> > kaboodle.
> >
> > BTW, there's be no point putting pop-up 21 or 24mm frame lines
> in a Leica at
> > the moment - the lenses wouldn't activate them.  The best they
> could do for
> > wider lenses might be to put in a permanent 24mm frame line.  But as I
> > understand it, that's not the point of the .58 - it's the
> "high-eyepoint"
> > Leica everyone's been yelling for.  Of course when Konica did
> it, everyone
> > complained that it made the effective baselength too short. I
> bet it'll get
> > lots of praise now that Leica's done it, though.
> >
> > Paul
>
> The 24/2.8 ASPH. activates the 35/135mm frame lines of the M6
> 0.72 and 0.85.
> With the new M6 TTL 0.58, I would imagine Leica could have made the camera
> in such a way that the 24/35mm pair be activated by the 24/2.8
> ASPH.  I have
> black-tapped the frame lines window of my Hexar RF and I get a rather
> uncluttered 24mm view.  I suppose I will be able to do the same
> with the M6
> 0.58.
>
> Joseph
>
>