Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, "And yes, it is much more noticeable when using a tripod. Of course you are one of the .000001% of M photographers who actually USE a tripod (to others: that's a JOKE, son, I say it's a JOKE)." I suppose that is why I haven't noticed it before, I rarely use a tripod 'cept when traveling with the wife so we can both be in the shot - hence the new tiny gitzo. : -). Thanks, Frank - -------Original Message------- From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> Sent: 04/28/03 11:10 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Shifting Frame Lines in M6TTL > > On 4/28/03 Frank Farmer wrote: >Obviously, this shift is less noticable when hand-holding the camera. This >turned out to be quite annoying while composing the tripod mounted shots as it >completely changed the composition. My understanding is that the frame lines >are supposed to stay put. What is going on? You have encountered a feature: the parallax correction built into the rangefinder to account for the difference between the ranger-finder's optical axis and that of the lens/film plane. When standing close to your subject the camera corrects for the offset between the two sight-lines in order to give you accurate framing. And yes, it is much more noticeable when using a tripod. Of course you are one of the .000001% of M photographers who actually USE a tripod (to others: that's a JOKE, son, I say it's a JOKE). Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see <a target=_blank href="http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html">http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html</a> > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html