Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My M2 is an early one with an original finder. The early M2s have the brightline masks in a different place than the late M2s and all M4 and up cameras. This is probably why mine is different. I had an early M4-2 with an original finder (extra element and easy vertical adjustment) and it flared like my M6TTLs. I also had a late M4-2 (M4-P style) and it was as good as my M2!? Go figure... John Collier On Monday, September 16, 2002, at 02:25 PM, Steve LeHuray wrote: >> Take your M2 and one of your M6TTLs and try the following. Look thought >> the center of the finder, as you normally do, and then slowly let your >> eye go off-center to one side. The M2's super-imposed image will shift >> slightly, grow dim and finally go white starting at one edge. > > OK. Just pulled an M2 out of the *always-ready-to-go-bag* and tried your > suggestion. Moved my eye to the left so that the top plate started to > encroach into the viewdinder. No change at all in the rangefinder patch > all > the way up to disapearing behind the top plate. > > Tried the M3 and the patch disappears. That is interesting. I must be > very > good at keeping my eye centered on the patch because never saw that > happen > before with the M3. > > BTW, both my M2s have the M4P rangefinder installed. > > Will try the M6TTLs later. > > I guess I should feel lucky that this is not a problem for me. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html