Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/01

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Subject: [Leica] Help with M7 viewfinder
From: joseph at yao.com (Joseph Yao)
Date: Tue Feb 1 11:22:58 2005

Julian,

If you are after a M7 with MP finder, aim for cameras with serial number
288xxxx and later.  The 285xxxx cameras have coated M6 finders, but not the
MP one.

Joseph


on 1/2/05 7:33 am, Julian Koplen at jkoplen@mindspring.com wrote:

> I would appreciate a little "market help" in the possible purchase of a 
> used
> M7.  As an eyeglass wearer, I was troubled by flare on my M6 and had it
> converted to MP type viewfinder.  Nice.
> 
> Also due to my eyeglasses, I have to struggle to see the 35mm frames, and I
> do like that focal length.
> 
> The M7 is said to have the MP type viewfinder.  The camera's serial number
> is 2854xxx.  Is there any way I can look at the camera and verify for 
> myself
> that the finder is the MP type?
> 
> And if anyone has experience with the 0.58 finder, is it good to use
> (without the VF image looking really tiny)?
> 
> Thanks to any and all for answers/opinions.
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
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