Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
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on 10/2/00 7:50 pm, Paul Chefurka at Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kip Babington [mailto:cbabing3@swbell.net]
>>
>> So - do the HM M6s avoid the problem with their 35mm (widest)
>> viewfinders? Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> Nope. My HM is worse in this regard than my .72.
>
> I don't believe the flare has anything to do with the acceptance angle of
> the viewfinder. My understanding is that Leica changed the optical
> construction of the RF when they added the 28mm frame line - something about
> removing a condenser in the light path if I remember correctly. Since the
> optical construction of both the .72 and .85 RF's is the same, I'd expect
> them to flare equivalently. In my experience, they do :-(
>
> Paul Chefurka
I've never had any problem with flare on the M4-P, which has 28 - 135 lines.
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