Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/14
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At 8:49 AM -0400 6/14/01, Mark Langer wrote:
>I hope I've got the code name right for this sports finder for the screw
>thread Leica. I picked up one along with some other goodies with a IIIc
>sharkskin in a Leica NY system case earlier this week. The finder is a
>nifty item, but I'm a little unclear on how to use it. I've figured out
>how to turn around the front grid and remove the insertable template to
>select the field for the different focal lengths. But the rear element of
>the finder has a tiny peephole in a disc. The disc swings out of the way
>to expose a rectangular sighting hole as well. Does the peephole on the
>disc go with the 135, 90 and 50mm front fields and the rectangular sighting
>hole go with the 105, 73 and 35mm front fields, or is it the other way around?
>
>Mark
>
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>Mark Langer
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>Email address: mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca
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The disk and small hole are for precise sighting while the rectangle
is for quick, easy sighting. The disc/small hole makes it rather
fiddly, and not in a 'sports' mode.
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