Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bougth their set of x1.25 and x0.85 - the first one to make up for 90mm frame in my M6, the latter to accomodate 28mm frame lines as I considered to extend my wide angle coverage to 28mm (my widets one up until recently was 50mm 'Cron). The magnifier (x1.25) did a nice job allowing more precise and easier focusing with 90mm lens, yet made me a bit sorrow they did no thought of some kind of rubber covering to protect glasses from scratches off hard-edged metal corner of the magnifier housing. I wear glasses and feel the magnifier will inadvertantly scratch them. With x0.85 - well, the image is indeed squeezed and 28mm frame also shrinks, that is obvious to me, but yet not enough to warrant its easy observation in the viewfinder. It is probably a bit more into the sight now, but still is hard to encompass without eyeball search. I tend to agree that, albeit it causes the frame to shrink inwards, because it forces the eye with glass to get farer from the eyepiece - in practice there is no help either with 28mm frame. In fact, I made up my mind to limit my wide angle ambitions by 35mm with appears to be just a sweet spot on x0.72 body and M6 in particular. Invested in 35mm 'Cron ASPH - no regrets whatsoever.... Alex Luis Ripoll wrote: >Frank, > >I received mine on Saturday, same things and opinion as you, I'm absolutely >deceived and I've wrote them to return it, not yet response, I'll wait one >day more before to put a dispute on e-Bay. This accessory makes anything, >and the viewing is worst with it. > >Any other Luggers with the same experience?, I hope Eterefore will react >ethically, this gives no advantages on the reputation of a shop. > >Saludos cordiales >Luis > > >-----Mensaje original----- >De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de >Frank Filippone >Enviado el: martes, 02 de octubre de 2007 1:47 >Para: 'Leica Users Group' >Asunto: [Leica] Quick review of the HK made 0.85 VF Magnifier. > >I finally gave up trying to find out from others how this thing works. I >bought one. > >I wear glasses, and my objective was to get something that allows me to see >the way out frames ( 28mm lines on a M6 .72) without getting as close to the >VF with my glasses on. > >I own the Leica 1.25 Magnifier, and find it does a very nice job with my >M6TTL .72 to help focus the longer lenses, especially when I am going to >shoot wide open. > >It arrived nicely packaged in a plain ( read that as unpadded) manila >envelope. USPS did not mulch it up, so the packaging is sufficient. The >item was wrapped in some bubble pack and packaged inside its nicely made >leather(ette?) case. Production of the item was very nice. It screws into >the VF eyepiece very nicely, and seems to sit still. Optically very nice. >Clear and crisp. >So now I actually look through it..... > >What you see when you put the thing on the camera is that the through image >appears smaller ( duh) and more like a .58 magnified view. It seems to do >NOTHING to allow you to see the edges of the frame lines, and in fact, since >it projects from the rear of the camera, it puts your eye farther from the >camera, which makes the frames lines HARDER to see. So I took off my >glasses. No better. In fact, without glasses, I was able to more easily >see the 28 frame lines than with the magnifier on the camera. > >Bottom Line.... anyone want to purchase a very slightly used Kong Kong made >0.85 eyepiece magnifier for an M? > >Waste of $50. > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >