Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] finder flare
From: Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:37:45 -0700

Hi Lea, thanks for your post.
As for that awkward stuff I'd rather prefer take the camera down to its
bag... many times I work with the camera and don't have the time to struggle
with that stuff. 
I'll go for the shades...

regards

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Pablo Kolodny
www.pablokolodny.com

> From: lea <lea@whinydogpress.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:56:26 -0500
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] finder flare
> 
> Pablo,
> 
> My M6 drives me batty with flare. At the suggestion of a fellow Lugger, I did
> put 2 small strips of Scotch tape on the window. I still have flare.
> 
> In a pinch what I've found to work is to frame up my shot and set the meter.
> Then I take my right hand over the top deck of the camera, cover the window
> with
> my index finger a bit and do my focusing with my left hand which is cradling
> my
> camera body. It is awkward as can be but it has saved me more times than I
> care
> to count.
> 
> The same man who makes the Sling makes the shade you ask about. I, too, need
> to
> order one. His web site is
> http://www.konermann.net/sling.html
> 
> Happy shooting.
> Lea

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