Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] hard to focus M......
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:07:27 -0500
References: <051f01ccb868$5cd03400$16709c00$@earthlink.net> <CA+yJO1BBCkX8JDyXDxEunDgCW8mCXM8oc4B+nUMa4D8JsicsTQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-GUOdCwQdi2RJu+CQpY4xjKcwHjWXCsMtFn75UynJYwtQ@mail.gmail.com> <p06240809cb0b0e946a7a@[192.168.1.102]>

There's also a new one which corrects for astigmatism but it's quite
pricey for an accessory that seems like it may easily fall off...

Phil Forrest


On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:53:28 -0800
Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> There are screw-in correction lenses in a range of diopters available 
> for M Leicas. Being Leica items, they cost almost $100, or at least 
> they did ten years ago.
> 
> Herb
> 
> 
> >My close vision is getting worse and worse and I need to use reading
> >glasses now almost all the time. Fortunately, I can still focus the
> >M and XPan, but I don't know how long that will last :-(
> >
> >On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> >wrote:
> >
> >  > I've had that problem!!  My glasses are so scratched up, it's a
> >  > wonder I can even see.  I'm planning to get a new pair soon.
> >  > I'll bet my focusing improves considerably!!
> >  >
> >  > Tina
> >  >
> >  > On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Frank Filippone
> >  > <red735i at earthlink.net
> >  > >wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > I had a really tough time focusing my M8 the other day. my
> >  > > eyes just
> >  > would
> >  > > NOT tell me when the RF images coincided.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Then I looked at my glasses... Dirty is close, filthy is
> >  > > closer...
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Took the glasses off, Bingo.. Focus is easy on  an M... when
> >  > > your eyeball to
> >  > > VF window is clear...
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Frank Filippone
> >  > >
> >  > > Red735i at earthlink.net
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > _______________________________________________
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> >  > > information
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > Tina Manley, ASMP
> >  > www.tinamanley.com
> >  >
> >  > _______________________________________________
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> >  > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more
> >  > information
> >  >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] hard to focus M......)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] hard to focus M......)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] hard to focus M......)
Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] hard to focus M......)