Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Anybody out there had their hands on one of the new 1.25x viewfinder > magnifiers? I received my first shipment of the 1.25x magnifier today and I did take one out to look it over as well. It first surprised me in how TINY it is! It is only about the size of an eraser on a pencil. Like a baby monocle on a chain!<g> The optics are definitely first rate and the little leather case is actually square instead of circular as it was pictured in the earlier literature. I screwed one onto an M6 .72 and looked through. With glasses it is a bit harder to look through than the .85 would be. Maybe because one's eye is a little bit back further. On the .58 I found it more agreeable. That was my first impression at least. It screws into the eyepiece firmly and the little leather case has a snap to attached to the strap when you are not using it. Over all I think it is a home run...but soon you will be hearing from those who ordered them. BTW, I am going through the orders sequentially, so if you didn't make the f irst small batch, count on getting yours in the next couple of weeks as I get more. thanks! Rich - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html