[Leica] 25mm Biogon

[etruscello at yahoo.com (Tom Pastorello)]

   To frame the 25mm Biogon on an M8, the following
works very well for me:
   1.  Allow the M8 to bring up the lines for 28mm. 
Frame your image by imagining a set of lines between
the very ends of the VF and the 28mm lines.  These are
your good-enough 25mm guidelines, i.e., the image
should be larger than the 28mm Frame lines, but not as
far out as the rims of the entire VF.
   2.   To avoid parallax error, manually set the M8's
24mm lines by moving and holding the lever to the 24mm
lines position whenever shooting close-up.  I have no
trouble pressing the shutter release while holding the
frames lever.
   3.   If you have no trouble with step 2, you may
decide to always hold the frames lever in place for
24mm when shooting with the Biogon.
   4.   If none of this is acceptable, send your lens
to Dan Goldberg of DAG.  Yes, he does modify the 25
Biogon to bring up the 24mm lines on an M8.

   The 25mm Biogon is so stunning in its results that
it's more than worth this extra trouble.

   Tom P.




 
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