Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50mm angle of views nikon vs leica
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:04:56 -0700
References: <000601c0d054$5d38aec0$599093ac@ec6bq>

>The area inside the projected framelines show 93% of the film area (23mm x
>35mm which is typically 100% of a mounted slide) WHEN the 50mm lens is at
>closest focus. When the lens is focused to 2.5 metres, the 93% coverage is
>just to the outside of the framelines. When the lens is focused to infinity,
>the 93% coverage is to the outside of the projected framelines by about
>three frameline thickness on each side.
>
>John Collier


I'm convinced: John knows everything.

Best to just accept what he says.

I always do.

Guy


>> From: "Felix Erazo" <ferazo2000@yahoo.com>
>>
>> I have a question nobody seems to know. I just bought my first Leica
>> M6"Classic". with a 50mm f2. latest. At lunch time i took it out for a test
>> run. side by side with my Nikon F100 with a 50mm lens. What i Immediately
>> noticed was that the angle of view of 50 mm on the M6 was noticeably less
>> than the 50 mm on my F100. in otherwords I could see alot more of an image
>> in my nikon than the M6. Are the frame lines 100 view? on the M6?
>>

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