Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, You make a lot of good points. I think I'm going to have to travel to a city that has a dealer to sort all of this out. I suspect that I would like the separate viewfinder afterall, based on what another LUGger said: that the .58 viewfinder won't reveal the "wide-angleness" of the picture (elongated foreground, etc.) He pointed out that moving the camera even slightly up or down from the horizon with a 24 lens would produce that "distortion," which could only be seen with the auxiliary viewfinder. However, I'm thinking that since most of my work will be within the 24-50 focal length range, (the 35 most likely will get the most use,) the .58 should be fine. I just am not motivated at this point to get anything longer than 50, though at some point a portrait lens may be nice for distant urban shots. Given the blockage of the viewfinder image, I seriously doubt I'd go longer than 90. I don't wear prescription glasses, but I do wear sunglasses a lot, given the fierce sun here in Laredo. Perhaps the .58 would help in that case. This is all so complicated! But, I know that the end result will be fabulous. Thanks again for your reply. Best, Michael >Michael, > >Before I purchased a second hand 0.58M6 TTL I checked this. >I took the back off and put a screen on the film rails and compared >what I could see with a 24mm, with the viewfinder. > >If you keep your eye centered on the rangefinder patch then what >you see in the viewfinder is a good match to the 24mm view. >BUT... you must keep your eye centered and not move it around. >If you move your eye downwards so you can look out of the >top of the viewfinder window (but not see the bottom properly) >and then move your eye around to scan the viewfinder edges then >the field of view is more like the 21mm or maybe more. >In practice I've found using the 24mm like this works OK for me. > >I'd suggest you really do try to get to a dealer and look through a >0.58 viewfinder to see how the angle of view changes with eye >position before you buy. >Ask the dealer to put a 24mm finder and lens on the camera and >you can compare. You will find about 20% of the field of view is >obscured by the 24mm lens and it's hood if you use the built in >camera viewfinder. Some people may not find this acceptable. >I'm also using the 1.25 magnifier with the 0.58 and get an acceptable >focus hit rate with the 75mm Summilux and 90mm Summicron at >full aperture. I'm sure it's better with the M4 and 1.25 magnifier >though. >I need a diopter correction lens and having to take it off the camera >to screw in the magnifier and then screw the diopter lens on the >magnifier slows me down. >A comment about the 21/24/28mm universal viewfinder. I find >the focus varies with focal length selected and the distance of the >object you are photographing. For me a fixed diopter correction >lens is a compromise. >I just curse the closeness of the 50mm and 75mm frame lines >on the 0.58. Many times in the excitement of taking an unrepeatable >shots I've cut off heads etc. by using the wrong frame if the lighting >is dim and the frames are not easily seen...experience is a cruel >teacher <grin>. >These are just my personal opinions. Your mileage may vary. > > Bob Parsons bobp@dodo.demon.co.uk or >bobp@ntlworld.com > - -- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies Texas A&M International University Department of Social Sciences 5201 University Blvd. Laredo, TX 78041 (956) 326-2634 FAX (956) 326-2459 http://www.tamiu.edu/~myoder/ - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html