Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/23

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Subject: [Leica] .58 Special
From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:37:39 -0500

> Hi Mike,
> Are you interested in the .58 finder because you already have a .85 or
> would you like to use just the .58?  I find that I still use my .72 finder
> M6 because I can't really see the 35 frame lines on my .85 since I wear
> glasses.  I do like the .85 for my longer glass.


With cameras I'm mainly just concerned with the view. Can I see well enough?
Can I focus on what I see? It's been a bit of an obsessive concern with me
in recent years because my right eye, while not going "bad," is definitely
going, er, worse--I have astigmatism--and for the first time in my life it's
been difficult for me to focus certain cameras.

About five people have tried to talk me out of the .58. I still am very
interested. I like the 35mm focal length, I like the single framelines, I
like so see around the picture. I think I would very much like the .58. I
wouldn't consider buying one until after I see it and look through it, but
I'm eager to do that.

- --Mike

Replies: Reply from D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> (Re: [Leica] .58 Special)
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