Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08

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Subject: [Leica] Leica purchase decision conundrum
From: kip@mac.com
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:08:33 -0700

All:

I'm wrestling with a Leica purchase decision that I'm hoping the group 
can help me with. I own an M6TTL, a 35mm Summicron, and a 50mm 
Noctilux. I've decided I'd like to try a focal length with a bit of 
magnification, and I've settled on the 90mm APO Summicron. However, my 
M6 has the 0.58 finder, chosen because I knew most of my shooting would 
be with the 35mm, a match that I love.

Would the 90mm lens' focal length be extremely difficult to focus with 
the 0.58 finder, so much so that I should defer the purchase until some 
time (meaning probably a *long* time!) in the future when I can afford 
another body with a 0.72 or 0.85 finder? If so, the other Leica object 
I'm lusting for is the 8X42BN binoculars, which I could put to use 
right away on many upcoming trips...

What to do?

Kip Peterson
San Diego

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