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Erik van Straten · 05/15/08, 11:51 PM

Bill, but it's true. On all early Leitz rangefinders from the twenties and early thirties, the left window (seen from the back) is in fact a yellow filter. I do agree with you that when it would be the right, it would have been more useful. In that case, the circular rangefinder spot would stand out (yellow) more clearly in the image. But this was not the way Leitz intended things.
The ORAKO should, for the same reasons that are mentioned before, be mounted on the right window (seen from the front of the camera). That's the way Leitz intended the use of the ORAKO, whether we like it or not. Try to unscrew an Elmar 50mm F3.5 with the ORAKO in place. When you are in a hurry, you will damage the lens, the ORAKO, or both.

Regards,

Erik.

05/15/08, 11:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
Erik van Straten Benutzer Join Date: 04/28/08 Posts: 55	Re: Inherited a Leica I (s/n 39678) Bill, but it's true. On all early Leitz rangefinders from the twenties and early thirties, the left window (seen from the back) is in fact a yellow filter. I do agree with you that when it would be the right, it would have been more useful. In that case, the circular rangefinder spot would stand out (yellow) more clearly in the image. But this was not the way Leitz intended things. The ORAKO should, for the same reasons that are mentioned before, be mounted on the right window (seen from the front of the camera). That's the way Leitz intended the use of the ORAKO, whether we like it or not. Try to unscrew an Elmar 50mm F3.5 with the ORAKO in place. When you are in a hurry, you will damage the lens, the ORAKO, or both. Regards, Erik. Last edited by Erik van Straten : 05/16/08 at 12:30 AM.