Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/23

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Subject: [Leica] Eyepiece magnifier
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Jul 23 10:55:46 2007
References: <200707222218.51543.photo.forrest@earthlink.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20070723134604.02f60440@pop.med.cornell.edu>

And after that, you tend to block it in its holder which puts too  
much strain on the leather strap to get it out...
Philippe



Op 23-jul-07, om 19:52 heeft Chris Saganich het volgende geschreven:

> I've been using one for only two weeks.  The most noticeable  
> difference is that you can shoot with both eyes open if you like.   
> The build quality is good and it fits well on the eyepiece.  I  
> ordered my from HK.  It came with a little leather holder, be  
> careful, the first time I took it out of the holder it catapulted  
> across the room.
> Chris
>
> At 10:18 PM 7/22/2007, you wrote:
>> Has anyone had any experience with the third-party 1.25x  
>> magnifiers for the M
>> cameras?  I've had the chance to use the real Leica one & loved  
>> it.  my
>> favorite lens is a Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 and the 90mm frameline in my  
>> M4 could
>> stand to have a little magnification.  Would certainly make  
>> focusing easier
>> too.  So are these sub-$100 deals I see from third party  
>> manufacturers at all
>> worth it?  I can't spend $200 on that little piece of glass, I'd  
>> have to sell
>> my Leica!
>> Your opinions are appreciated.
>>
>> Philip
>>
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In reply to: Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([Leica] Eyepiece magnifier)
Message from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] Eyepiece magnifier)