[Leica] "MP" Viewfinder

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

i never used to "scotch tape" method, but i did find the
konerman "shades" to be useful (and the web page has a pretty 
nice visual description of the problem)

http://www.leicagoodies.com/shade.html

i personally never found it objectionable on my .72 M6, but
it was problematic with the .85 M6.  so i stuck a
"shade" on it and it made life much better.  the MP does
seem to solve the problem.

-rei

On Nov21 10:39, Jim Shulman wrote:
> The earliest versions of the M7 had a viewfinder that was a legacy of the
> M6, with the attendant rangefinder flare problems.  Later versions of the 
> M7
> used the upgraded finder that was also found in all the latter-day MPs,
> which has the problem corrected with improved optics.
> 
> Of course, if you have an early M7 (or any M6) you can perform the upgrade
> yourself--stick a piece of semi-transparent Scotch tape over the
> light-gathering window, and flare problem solved.
> 
> I used to have the serial number where the M7 correction began, but that's
> among the lost files of the Incas.
> 
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Stan
> Yoder
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:31 AM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] "MP" Viewfinder
> 
> I see M7s advertised with "updated MP viewfinder." How does that differ 
> from
> the standard M7 VF?
> 
> TIA,
> Stan Yoder
> 
> 
> 
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey