Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...and I am totally with you too. I bought a 0.58 M6 specifically with the idea of being able to dispense with the external finder for the 24mm lens, and while it works in theory, in practice I found myself wasting time looking around the viewfinder and missing out on many of the benefits of a Leica M in the process. So I sold the 0.58 and stuck with the external finder. Nathan bdcolen wrote: > I'm very much with Steve on this one - and, further, have to disagree > with those suggesting that with a .58 you can get away without an > external finder with a 24. One of the primary benefits of a rangefinder > camera is that it allows you to see what is outside the frame line; it > gives you the ability to anticipate the image, and to better manipulate > the camera to frame the image. > > Keep in mind the truism that "the frame is all you have" - it's what you > work with in creating your image; it creates the image. No, no camera's > framing view is perfect- most SLRs are far from perfect. But using an > external finder with the 24 and 21 brings you much closer to having > accurate framelines within which to compose. > > Further - While it may be possible to crush the camera to your face and > use the edges of the viewfinder to frame, you sure can't work quickly > and comfortably that way. > > IMHO - > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve > LeHuray > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:00 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm viewing > > > >>Greetings all. I have a question regarding use of the 24mm elmarit >>lens with an M6 ttl .72. I was wondering if the full view through the > > >>.72 finder is approximately the coverage of the 24mm. I see that the >>28mm brightlines leave some room in the finder outside its edges, >>which I thought may well be close to what the 24mm gives. After >>spending a fortune for the 24mm, I don't want to have spend another >>fortune on the finder if I can live without it. Thanks for any info. >> >>Mark >>mjr@grok.org >> > > > I do not think you will be happy trying to see the 24mm view, the 28mm > frame is hard enough for most to see. Consider buying much less > expensive Voightlander/Cosina 25mm finder. > > sl > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html