Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Impressions, Pro and Con, correction
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Nov 15 15:04:58 2006
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Alastair,

I shot with a M2 and M3 at times. If you do you better put something  
over the viewfinder to protect your glasses. It's metal not rubber  
and can be pretty sharp. I think Stephen still sells a little sticky  
donut for that purpose. What I do is punch a hole in a band-aid and  
then with scissors cut around the hole to fit the eyepiece. I'm still  
walking around with a scratch over the right lens the first and only  
time I didn't use protection. Just a word of advice.

Len


On Nov 15, 2006, at 6:08 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I have my first pair of glasses coming this afternoon: I can put up  
> with not being able to read X-rays at work, but when I could not  
> read the f- stop on my M6 something had to give ;-) Better than the  
> alternative has always been my philosophy.
>
> Cheers
> On 16/11/2006, at 7:25, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> LUG:
>>
>> Disregard this comment that I made about the M8:
>>
>> "Either the viewfinder is dimmer than my M7's or my eyes are  
>> getting worse (a possibility!)  It's harder to get the focus right  
>> than with the M7."
>>
>> I just got back from having my eyes checked and the vision in my  
>> left eye has decreased 20% since my last check-up!  The doctor  
>> checked for glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and all  
>> kinds of stuff and found nothing.  I'm going back next week  
>> another test and some new glasses.  My focusing with the M8 should  
>> improve immensely when I have glasses that match my new decreased  
>> vision.  Getting old sucks but it's better than the alternative!!
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
>> http://www.tinamanley.com
>>
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