Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Will it work with a diopter? Jim At 02:44 PM 10/8/2001 -0700, you wrote: >OK... it arrived today and I am excited..... > >First.... the magnifier fits inside a small threaded portion of the M ( >M1-M6, including the M5, of course not the MD or MDa) VF. Nothing to >remove, just screw it right in. > >Second... the magnifier, when used on a .72 body allows both eyes to be open >at the same time.....an old thread, but the way I learned to shoot a RF >camera. Both eyes open. > >Third... I tried the Magnifier out to see if the VF lines are more or less >obscured than without the magnifier..... I wear glasses. WIth my glasses >on, no Magnifier, I can not see the 28mm framelines without moving my head. >With the magnifier on, I need to move my head MORE to see the 35 framelines. >YMMV. > >Fourth... the actual coverage angle is the 75mm framelines with the >magnifier on, and expecting little to NO VF vignetting. The 90mm is a >better "fit", as there is really no vignetting at this frameline size. > >FIfth... the little chain and catches will be necessary to keep the little >gadget from getting lost. The threaded part only engages about a 1/2 turn, >making eventual loss pretty likely without something to catch its eventual >unintentional unthreading. The case it comes with is pretty dorky, but at >least allows a place to store the thing......I wish there were room for an >extra battery as well in there.... it is also too big to fit inside the >Tom-RapidWinder spare batterty compartment. > > > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html