Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes, u can screw it on the maginifer!! _____________________________________ Thanks, Mehrdad [-----Original Message----- [From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim Brick [Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 3:18 PM [To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [Subject: [Leica] Re: 1.25 Magnifier [ [ [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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html