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lxlim · 05/13/08, 05:27 PM

Glad this topic came up.

I have been trying out several Leica 1.25X magnifiers but the viewfinder look out of focus to my eyes. I cannot see fine details in the viewfinder, not just the rangefinder patch.

Without the magnifier the M8's viewfinder is very bright and clear and easy to focus. I have good focus 95% of the time with my 90mm elmarit-M at f2.8 but with the magnifier I cannot even see details in the viewfinder let alone focus with the rangefinder.

My eyesight has been recently fully corrected (even for astigmatism)

What could be the problem? Its not just me, I checked it out with two other magnifiers and with two of the sales staff who have close to perfect eyesight.

This becomes an issue especially when I am shooting with the 90 for several days in a row. It gets really tiring without some form of magnification. I got the megaperls 1.35X but the diopter adjustment is not stable and is not accurate when I press against it.

Thanks to anyone who can help me out here.

05/13/08, 05:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
lxlim Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/27/06 Posts: 222	Re: Accuracy of M8's rangefinder system Glad this topic came up. I have been trying out several Leica 1.25X magnifiers but the viewfinder look out of focus to my eyes. I cannot see fine details in the viewfinder, not just the rangefinder patch. Without the magnifier the M8's viewfinder is very bright and clear and easy to focus. I have good focus 95% of the time with my 90mm elmarit-M at f2.8 but with the magnifier I cannot even see details in the viewfinder let alone focus with the rangefinder. My eyesight has been recently fully corrected (even for astigmatism) What could be the problem? Its not just me, I checked it out with two other magnifiers and with two of the sales staff who have close to perfect eyesight. This becomes an issue especially when I am shooting with the 90 for several days in a row. It gets really tiring without some form of magnification. I got the megaperls 1.35X but the diopter adjustment is not stable and is not accurate when I press against it. Thanks to anyone who can help me out here.