Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The F5 is supposed to have a 100% viewfinder but there has been some dispute over this. A matter for another forum. The inside of the M6 50mm framelines show what is on 93% of the negative (23mm x 35mm) at closest focus. The outside of the M6 50mm framelines show the same negative area when the lens is focused at 2 metres. When the lens is focused at infinity, the same negative area is covered by imagining three extra frameline thicknesses around the M6 50mm framelines. With wider lenses the differences between infinity and closest focus is minimal but with longer lenses it is even more pronounced. Some people use the 75mm framelines as a guide for a 90mm lens focused at infinity. John Collier > From: "Joe Stephens" <joe@atchou.com> > > Does the M6 "underestimate" the area, or does the F5 > overestimate. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html