Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 .58 and the VF MAGNIFIER M 1.25x
From: Tim Smith <tssmith@sonic.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:57:01 -0800

doug kim wrote:
>i'm thinking of purchasing the 75mm summilux but i own the .58 body. has
>anyone used the 'lux in combo with the 1.25 magnifier on this body?
>
>i'm opting for the 35 summicron/75mm summilux combo in my bag.


I haven't used it with this viewer, but I have a 0.72 M6 that I use 
exclusively (it now seems) with just those two lenses. The 75 is a great 
lens, you could not go wrong in buying one. I am just amazed at the quality 
(detail) that I see in the pictures that I take with it, wide open or 
stopped down. I have no trouble foccusing it with the 0.72. Don't know 
about 0.58, or the magnifier.

Those two lenses make a great combination. The frame lines for the 75mm in 
the 0.72 I found a bit confusing at first, but one learns. I'm going to 
carry just those two lenses, and one M6 body, on a long (cross-USA) bicycle 
tour that I'll be doing this spring/summer (following the Lewis and Clark 
trail).

Tim



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