Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From an underwater perspective, Nikon's sport finders for the F2, -3, and -4 locked that niche market up for Nikon back in the day. I've used an FM2 underwater in an Ikelite housing with Ike's magnifier and it was ok. Using the F4 with a sportsfinder was a completely different- and satisfactory- experience in an Aquatica housing. In speaking with Hugh today and showing him my new housing, I mentioned my wish that the new DSLR's had modular finders. When one factors in a dive mask and regulator relief, there is no way one can see the finder in its entirety. There is, of course, the additional finder the housing comapnies are more than willing to sell the U/W shooter. Grrrr. On a Leica note, Hugh's M3 certainly has a better, brighter, and easier to focus finder than does my .85 M6. Wendy On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > It is more than true, the camera was released as an M1 and later changed to > OM1 after Leica objected, or threatened legal action, more likely! The few > m1s sold are collectors items. > Frank D. > > On 12 Mar, 2010, at 07:24, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > FWIW I think that Olympus wanted to call the first OM the M1 but Leica > > objected. May be entirely an internet myth! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >