Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Converting a 35mm Summaron w/ eyes ?
From: William Gower <w.gower@home.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:15:48 -0400

Frank Wrote:

>The only purpose of the eyes is to enlarge the image, both RF and VF.  The
>eyes do nothing more.  Therefore, you WILL SEE larger images but the area
>covered by the image is the same as without the eyes... this is true for the
>35 Summaron, etc, as well as the 135  Elmarit with eyes....

Now I'm confused.

How does a larger image in the same area approximate a wider field of view ?

And if you mounted a 135 Elmarit w/ eyes on a M6 that has 135 frames, isn't
that going to muck things up ? Or does it bring up the 90 frame on the M6 ?

Thanks again

William

Replies: Reply from Dennis Painter <dpainter@Bigfoot.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Converting a 35mm Summaron w/ eyes ?)