Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/15

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Subject: [Leica] M8 killed the 135?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:37:06 -0400
 
I do recall on the LUG at least one guy saying he did just fine using a
regular non goggled 135 on his M8.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: "J. Newell" <john.o.newell at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:50:11 +0000 (UTC)
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 killed the 135?
> 
> 

The issue is presumably a combination of the change in actual viewfinder
> magnification and the 1.33x crop factor.? When you consider those 
> together, an
> unassisted 135mm on the M8 just doesn't work well.? The solution suggested
> earlier was the Elmarit with the goggles, which should work OK. 



John
In reply to: Message from john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell) ([Leica] M8 killed the 135?)