Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/23

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Subject: [Leica] an M9 question...
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:44:01 -0700
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On Oct 23, 2009, at 10:39 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

>
>
> It has to do with the body thickness, the M8 and M9 are thicker and  
> the traditional vf mag will not work correctly.


why not ?

so how does changing the magnification alter that?


Steve
>
>
> Gene
>   -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i at 
> earthlink.net 
> >: --------------
>
>
>> I meant to ask about something similar.....
>>
>> Why is the M8 and M9 VF set for a .68VF rather than the  
>> traditional .91 in
>> the M3 and .72 in the M6?
>>
>> I have forgotten the "wisdom" of this choice......
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i at earthlink.net
>>
>>
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