Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I have recently rejoined the LUG after a long absence only to find I am not the only one who gets befuddled from time to time. :-) Simple answer, I believe, is no. If the 21mm just about fills it the 15mm will be too wide. No need to consider the "crop" factor at all. The widest frame lines are for the 24mm. The 21mm is a bit wider so perhaps the edges of the M8 viewfinder are a good apprximation. So, if the 21mm can fit in the viewfinder, the 15mm will be much too wide. What you would need would be a 21mm finder fro the 15mm lens. (M8 frame lines are configured with the "crop". External viewfinders are not.) BTW, I realize this is a poor post to re-introduce myself to the LUG, but such it is. Regards, Doug Lee On 3/27/08 12:05 PM, "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > a question here , as my logic becomes befuddled... > > > A 21mm lens on the M8 just about fills the M8 viewfinder... > > a CV heliar 15mm lens on the M8 is really a 21mm lens, and can be used > with a 21mm external viewfinder... > > so... can one also use the M8 viewfinder, as the viewfinder for a CV > 15mm lens...? > > > Why is this so difficult? > > (a yes or no answer is inadequate, without some logical explanation... > please) > > > thanks, Steve > > > > > > "I never wanted to be famous" > http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/186890 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --