Re: [Leica] Leica purchase decision conundrum

[John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>]

I cannot agree that the 0.58x finder is fine for the Noctilux and AA. I 
have an 0.72x and an 0.58x and there is simply no comparison for 
precision focusing. The 0.58x superimposed image is slightly dimmer 
and, worse,  slightly fuzzy when compared to the 0.72x. Casual work is 
fine but wide open and close in low light is another matter entirely. I 
even sent my 0.58x back to Leica to have it checked out. Even worse is 
that the 1.25x magnifier does not help as the superimposed image, while 
larger, is still slightly fuzzy.

If you do not use your lenses wide open and close in low light then the 
it doesn't matter.

John Collier

On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 05:23 PM, Buzz Hausner wrote:

> You will be able to focus the AA just fine on a .58.  The frame lines
> for the 90 will be a bit small, but don't worry about the focus.
>
> Nonetheless, please don't ask me, "what to do."
>
> 	Buzz Hausner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of kip@mac.com

> 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...

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