Just how popular is this going to be????? I've already been all over the internet trying to find one!

-- Leicaddict (leicaddict@hotmail.com), September 27, 2001

Answers

I think they'll be popular, especially for those of us with .58x bodies... My suppliier says he should have them in a week or so. I'll let you all know who my source for this is once I have mine :-)))

-- Jack Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), September 27, 2001.

They are not available yet. Leica NJ figures about a month. I have one on order from the distributor in Canada myself. I think it is going to be very popular. This means it will be in very short supply for a year or so as Leica has limited manufacturing capacity and they tend to order in small amounts from outside suppliers..

Cheers,

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), September 27, 2001.

Could one of you guys explain to me exactly what and how the magnifyer will work. I have not read or seen anything about it until reading this thread.

thanks gang, be well, god bless America

-- JT (fotoopp@aol.com), September 27, 2001.

Go here:

http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/msystem/m6ttl/zubehoer/l upe/index_e.html

and download the pdf brochure and you will know all.

Cheers,

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), September 27, 2001.

FWIW:

Just phoned Solms and found out that the Leica Viewfinder Magnifier M 1.25x -- ordering number 12004 -- will be available at least here around the start of October. The price here will be 220 Euros or 430 DM or around 200 USD. (230 USD has already been looked into somewhere by John).

I'm gonna try it on for size, too.

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), September 28, 2001.

FWIW, Rich at PhotoVillage told me that he expects the 1.25 Magnifier-M in about 2 weeks. You can check out his site at:

http://www.photovillage.com/html/news.html

-- David (pagedt@attglobal.net), September 28, 2001.

Hi David,

Yup, the news there -- that it will help us to switch magnification when switching lens -- is good news, but then again (as they also point out), a whole new body for the same purpose wouldn't be bad either (unfortunately somewhat more than $ 229).

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), September 28, 2001.