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

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Subject: [Leica] an M9 question...
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:38:26 +0000
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You'd have to ask an optical expert on that.  But from what I understand the 
.68 comes close to the traditional view for the M8/9.  This explanation was 
from one of the videos interviewing the Leica engineers, no I don't remember 
which one.


Gene
  -------------- Original message from Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
gmail.com>: --------------


> 
> 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" 
> 
> > >: --------------
> >
> >
> >> 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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In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] an M9 question...)
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