Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Hicks wrote: >>>> I believe it is related to the eye not being in quite the correct spot. > Moving slightly usually clears it.<<<<< Hi John, True and that's what I've done for years, (gosh far more than I want to remember today) shift my eyeline as I look through the view finder. Yep sometimes it's a bit of a bind, but most cases it's only a momentary thing with the eye shift or camera shift, it's so quick and infinitesimal, I do it without thinking nor what it is. In reality, given the cost of the camera and the engineering miracle it is, I imagine the eye shifting, nor flare should have to occur. Obviously from the number of posts, and again that's limited in the sense of worldwide compared to the LUG, this is an obvious concern to many photographers. And to think, some are trying to correct this obvious problem, to some and are fiddling with tape over a viewfinder on such an expensive piece of equipment. One would think it should be of concern to the manufacture in Germany, as it may well be, however, they are not going to make an international announcement that there is. I wonder if it's a thing from later made Leica's, or is it something right from the earliest models. Anyone out there with the opportunity to check some of the older versions with those of today for a similar viewfinder flare? That may give some insight to this situation of today and how long it has been happening without being "corrected?" ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hicks" <jbh@magicnet.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M6 flare help > At 10:53 AM 6/30/01 -0700, you wrote: > > >unconsciously reposition my eyepoint. > > > John Hicks > > jbh@magicnet.net > >