Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 24mm finders
From: Franck Maubuisson <fmaubuis@club-internet.fr>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 23:58:30 +0200
References: <200110082038.NAA08898@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

I fully agree with this, very nice lens but a quite special finder, I personnally shortened several mountains near the Mont Blanc and equally reduced some italian monuments.

Franck

>
>
> Ah-HAH!!!!  I was wondering why I lost the rooftops of several cathedrals
> in Italy.  I thought it happened because I was shifting my eye up and down
> to compensate for wearing glasses and saw more than was actually
> there.  Now the plot thickens.
>
> Thanks for the heads-up, John.  I didn't realize the proportions of the
> finder were off.  I've been very pleased with the performance of the
> Voigtlander 25mm Skopar lens.  I don't use it very often, but needed, it
> comes in very handy.
>
> Just remember to frame a little looser, I guess.  Or perhaps I could cobble
> up a Dr. Blacktape solution--a little strip at the top and bottom of the
> finder ought to do it.
>
> It's too bad Cosina didn't make the 25 finder with bright lines, but I
> suppose that would entail making the finder bigger and more expensive.
>
> - --Peter


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