Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Granted you will see more lens intrusion due to the wider viewing angle of the finder, but the amount of the 28mm frame blocked by the lens will be identical on both the .58 and .72 finders. Most of the extra blockage on the .58 occurs outside the 28mm frame lines. Trigonometry rules! Paul >-----Original Message----- >From: Martin Howard [mailto:howard.390@osu.edu] >Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 10:11 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] .58 Special > > >Mike Johnston jotted down the following: > >> About five people have tried to talk me out of the .58. I >still am very >> interested. > >Just don't use it with a 28mm lens. Tried it at the LHSA >meet: you loose >the bottom QUARTER of the VF to the lens hood at close >distances, and damn >near that at inifinity. > >M. > >-- >Martin Howard | eVolving eMergent eThereal >Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | eNthusiasm eVanescent >ePhemeral >email: howard.390@osu.edu | eFficacious eMbryolic ePochal >www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ >+--------------------------------------- > >