Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Wide angle lens on M3
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 23:11:33 -0400

You can approximate the field of view of a 35mm lens in an M3 finder by 
using the whole finder.  It won't work if you wear glasses though.  I have 
a Soviet 35mm finder that I paid $40 for that I use on my M3 and screw 
mount cameras.  Check EBay,  The finders are  really pretty good.  As for 
the 28?   You'll have to have a viewfinder for that one on an M3.  On an 
M2, you can play the same trick as the M3/35mm though.

More info on finders at Stephen Gandy's site at : 
http://www.cameraquest.com/leicafin.htm

Skip

At 10:37 AM 10/4/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello, LUG
>I'd like to hear from you about what's the most economical way of using
>28/35mm lens on M3. After the research on the net, I figured out that the
>screw mount lenses are cheaper and you can attach it to M3 using adapter.
>But how about the viewfinder. Do I need to have extra wide angle finder?
>Thanks for your help.
>Jason