Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Somewhere in the middle of M4-P production the rangefinder design change was > made that started the patch flaring out easily. Perhaps the M4-P finder > design was modified to be like the M6 finder to rationalise production > costs? I had one of the last M4-2 cameras and the finder was the same as my > M2 for flare. > > John Collier > >> From: Thomas Kachadurian <tom@kachadurian.com> >> >> Erwin Wrote: The tendency to flare under some conditions is a >> characteristic of the M4P and >> all M6 finders... >> >> This is not the case at all in my limited experience. I have had 3 M6 >> bodies, from very old to the last in production before the TTL, and >> all flared easily. My M-4P, which I use most often, has never shown >> the veiling flare I get with the M6. >> > John, You may be right. I have a M4-P finder in my M2 and it must be early M4-P because it is practically flare-free. Steve Annapolis