Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Has anyone explored whether it is feasible to just forget about the > > external viewfinder and use the built-in viewing frame for 24mm? If I > > did that and just assumed the whole viewing frame roughly reflected a > > 24mm view, how far off would I be? > >When I had my 24 (I was one of those fools who sold it :) this is exactly >what I did. It worked quite well. Much of the time I would shoot without >viewfinding anyway, which I found relatively easy to do with the 24 >(moreso than with the 28). But when I needed to see the frame, the >entire built-in finder was okay, though not horribly accurate. > >I suggest you try it without the external viewfinder first. You can >always buy the finder afterwards. > and buy the voigtlander 25mm viewfinder (95-97% 25mm coverage) for a lot less :-) Logan. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.