AW: M3 vs M2
Hi Giuseppe, and welcome to this forum! What you say about the different size of the brightline frames in older versus newer Leica-M cameras is true, however, I believe the reason for this is not a different viewfinder magnification, but simply a different size of the respective frames in the various models. I have tried to explain that in another post today already, which reads:
"on older M-Leicas as your M2 the brightlines for 35mm (and, for that matter, all other brightlines as well) are actually located further out than in todays M7 and MP models. That is because in the old days the brightlines were sized to match with a minimum focusing distance of 1m, whereas the current brightlines need to cope with the 0.7m minimum focusing distance. Although the difference in minimum focusing distance may seem small at first, it makes a noticeable difference to the brightlines. With the current models, seeing the 35mm brightlines is no real problem, even if you wear specs."
Enjoy this forum,
Andy
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