Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/17
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apbbeijing jotted down the following:
> on 16/1/01 9:27 pm, Jem Kime at jem.kime@cwcom.net wrote:
>
>> The reason Leica did not include the 21mm or 24mm frame lines in the .58
>> viewfinder is the lens would block too much of the viewfinder.
>>
> There is also the issue of whether anyone wants three sets of framelines
> coming up at the same time...24 would come up with 35 and 135 and it would be
> messy and distracting IMHO.
>
I doubt very, very much that there are any 135mm framelines in the .58 VF.
Having a 24mm and 35mm frames at the same time would be no more distracting
- -- and no more stupid -- than having the 50mm and 75mm framelines in the
same view.
I checked Leica's homepage (anyone know why it was designed for myopics or
those with a 320x240 screen?) and they state that the framelines for the .58
are: 28/90, 50/75, and a single 35mm frame.
M.
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