Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought my R8 precisely because the entire viewfinder and readouts are visible to me easily even with my glasses. The screen is very bright but I don't have an R5 to compare it to. Ken Wilcox At 09:42 AM 01/19/2002, you wrote: >Hello, > >I recently joined this list and since I only have one lens and one camera >there are many questions I have. > >Let me begin with the first one: > >I have a R5 that I bought because it came in like new condition with box >and papers and it was much cheaper than the R8 and not too large. > >Since I wear glasses, I find it very hard to see the picture in the finder >and all the viewfinder displays. I guess the viewfinder is not what you >would call high eyepoint.... > >Could anyone of you say, whether the R8 viewfinder is more high eyepoint >and maybe even brighter? > >If so, I might try to trade the R5 in for a R8. > >Thanks for reading, > >Jens Putzier > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - ------------------------ Ken Wilcox klw.51(at)home.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html