Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/17/03 2:34:50 AM, malland@xsmail.com writes: << Why has Leica not been able to have its frame lines change in size to accommodate the changing size of the field throughout the focusing range? Is it just a question of minimal R&D by a small company...or are there technical reasons? >> Mitch, I recall that there was a rangefinder model that did have variable frames but it's no longer on the market. Sometimes it's a better idea to keep the engineering simple and stick to masks that are used in the Ms. Frankly, I've never found the discrepency between actual area and viewer defined area much of a problem. And if you do your own enlarging, it's easy to crop out the extra territory in any case. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html