How is the new(?) Leica-M6 1.25x magnifier. Would it facilitate accurate focusing of the Noctilux and 75mm Summilux? Could one still see the 28mm frame?

--Mitch Paris

-- Mitch Alland (malland@mac.com), October 25, 2001

Answers

Click on the Accessories section at the bottom. There are a couple of threads there that directly address your questions.

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), October 25, 2001.

See also 1.25x Viewfinder Magnifier Report (http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=006aAH) and Leica Viewfinder Magnifier M 1.25X (http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=006lK7)

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), October 25, 2001.

I spent several minutes in the shop screwing it in and unscrewing it to see the difference in magnification and brightness of the finder. I found both to be slight but I bought it on the assumption that my results in the end might be slightly better or more reliable. If I really look to the limits of the finder I can see the 28 lines. I have no problem with the 35. This is all on my M6. The results on the M2 are slightly different, the M2 lines being slightly larger in the first place, I think. The major disappointment came when I found that the rubber eyeglass protector rubbed off against my shirt while walking around. Beware.

-- Jim Shields (jim.shields@tasis.ch), October 25, 2001.