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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nose grease on eyepiece when using separate finder
From: "Bill Harting" <wharting@adelphia.net>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 11:10:52 -0400
References: <20020506093152.62959.qmail@web9102.mail.yahoo.com>

My peculiar vision forces me to use my left eye for framing and focusing, so
the grease gets to keep the vulcanite pliable.

bh
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Moth" <ray_moth@yahoo.com>
To: "LEG" <leica@topica.com>; "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "M6
Forum" <leicam6@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 5:31 AM
Subject: [Leica] Nose grease on eyepiece when using separate finder


> Dear All,
>
> I was most impressed with the clarity of the separate shoe-mounted
> finder that comes with the Voigtlander Heliar 15mm lens, especially
> when compared with the view through my M6TTL eyepiece. In fact, I
> hadn't realised how murky the M6TTL viewfinder was!
>
> Then, eventually, I realised what was the problem: every time I looked
> through the shoe-mounted finder, my nose was pressing against the
> camera's eyepiece and leaving a nasty smear of grease. Anyone else have
> that problem or is it just me (and my nose)?
>
> Regards,
>
> =====
> Ray
>
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>  you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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