Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner jotted down the following: > And for the 135 I'll need a finder for that if I'm going to use it with a .58 > body. 135 framlines were left off that body and i don't' agree with that. The > 135 frame indicates what the metering would be and does not distract. > The M6.58 is the modern day M2 with a built-in meter. Just a 35mm frameline, no clutter. The 135 frameline would completely destroy the concept. I guarantee that 99% of the people who bought an M6.58 with 135mm framelines (if it existed) would never use a 135mm lens on that camera and if two versions were offered, 99% would buy the one without the 135mm framelines. Now, if I could only get an M6 classic body (with the shutter speed dial that TURNS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION and NO CHRISTMAS DISPLAY IN THE VF) with a 0.58x finder... ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | It's not who you are, it's who email: howard.390@osu.edu | you know that counts. www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------