Anybody uses the Leica-M eye piece yet? I am wearing eye glasses. Can the correction (-) eye peice lens help me better to focus? I have no difficulty to focus except using the 90mm lens. Thanks.

-- Kenny Chiu (amchiu@worldnet.att.net), July 25, 2000

Answers

Kenny:

I also wear eyeglasses, although of positive diopter correction. Using the Leica M6 TTL with lenses from 24mm through 90mm, focus is effortless using a Leica +2 diopter lens attached to the cameras eyepiece. When using the Leica, I focus without my eyeglasses, hanging them around my neck on a cord. By the way, the Leica M Grip is a useful accessory, especially when using heavy lenses or in attachment to a tripod. Good luck.

Ralph

-- Ralph Shook (antiques@pe.net), July 25, 2000.

The eyepiece correction lens loves to work loose and fall out when you are not looking. So when you screw it in use a tiny drop of VERY MILD thread locking compound or paint to prevent it from loosening. You still should be able to remove it if you need to.

-- John Collier (jbcollier@home.com), July 25, 2000.

I use a slight minus on my M3. It made the split image razor sharp for me (without my glasses that I use mostly for driving) and much easier to use the 90 and 135 especially.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), July 26, 2000.