[LRflex] Re: Leicaflex SL viefinder fascination goes on
- From: Miha Golobic <miha.golobic@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 09:49:26 +0200
>
> BTW; Steve and I were on a live talk with Leica people yesterday, and we
> tried to squeeze information on the R10.
>
Philippe, could you tell us more? It would be extremely interesting.
Thanks,
Miha
2009/5/22 AMARD philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxxxx>
> I didn't know - but it is not so surprising as the Leicaflex may have
> been thought of as the heir to the M series.
>
> BTW; Steve and I were on a live talk with Leica people yesterday, and we
> tried to squeeze information on the R10.
> One of them answered us that asking questions about an R10 was, I quote,
> 'vaporware'.
> So the heir/R deceased before the parent.
> Sad news.
>
> Enjoy the SL while there's film around.
> Bien cordialement
> Philippe
>
>
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 19:07:40 +0200
> Miha Golobic wrote:
> > Dear flexers,
> > I'm passing you (as suggested by Doug Herr) my newly
> >discovered findings on
> > the Leicaflex SL viewfinder:
> >
> > I have just recently discovered another virtue of the
> >SL: the magnification
> > of the viewfinder, combined with a 50mm lens (summicron,
> >in my case) gives *
> > identical* magnification and brightnes as the naked eye.
> >In other words: it
> > is very easy to use both eyes open when composing a
> >photo. With some
> > practise, you see *one* 3D picture, and a undistracting
> >black frame (the
> > viewfinder). And because of the nature of the microprism
> >(a split prism
> > would be a distraction), it is very easy to focus in
> >that way, too.
> >
> > Of course, this only works with a 50mm lens. I somehow
> >believe that the
> > magnification and the viefinder arrangement was done
> >with this practice of
> > taking photographs in mind, yet I have not noticed
> >anyone would mention
> > that. Have anyone else noticed this?
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Miha
>
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