Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Also, there is no room on the current frame line mechanism for 40 as well as 35 framelines. Frank On 6 Jul, 2010, at 04:43, Marty Deveney wrote: > Leica are happy to make external viewfinders that they can sell at > additional cost to the bodies but modifying the frameline sets in the > camera, with assoiated increased manufacturing costs doesn't seem to > please them. I don't want an external finder and I doubt Leica are > going to make a lens for thirty year old CLs and CLEs or (I imagine > this would give Leica a shudder) the Cosina R3A/M. But I also accept > that I can't expect Leica to make everything that I think I want. > > Marty > > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >>> A new 40 would be very nice. Leica they seem reluctant to have >>> different finder frameline sets or magnifications except with the a la >>> carte price premium, so I don't think a 40 seems likely. But it would >>> be nice, Leica, if you're listening... >>> >>> Marty >> >> Having come out with an 18 and the tri elmar wide maybe they are liking >> making viewfinders now and selling them. I think making those two optics >> may >> have loosened them up a bit on that end. >> >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information