lpeeples Posted April 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everyone... Monday I'll be a new user when my M240 and 35/1.4 arrives. I've been a Nikon user for years, and last year, bought a Sony RX1R and fell in love with it... the images, the size the quiet shutter. Wanting the ability to add some different focal lengths, I've been drawn to Leica. I'm from Michigan but was in DC this week and took a cab to the Leica store. I was surprised how heavy the M is but man did it feel solid and great in my hands. If all goes well my plan is to eventually sell the Sony. I've never used a Rangefinder before so I'm looking forward to learning a lot here. Lou 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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randyman Posted April 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Hi, Lou - Congratulations! I started my Leica journey last October (with an M240 and 50mm Summilux ASPH) and I've loved every moment. The one thing I found that completely improved my rangefinder experience was to visit my optometrist, and then spring for one of Leica's tiny diopter correction lenses to mount on the camera. It really made a huge difference in the efficiency and accuracy of my rangefinder use. Just remember to account for your M240's *built-in* diopter of -.5. I'm nearsighted, and needed a correction of -2; so I purchased a lens rated at -1.5. If you're farsighted, you would need to get a lens that's rated at .5 *over* the correction value you want to wind up with. From Leica's site - "Although the combined viewfinder/rangefinder of the Leica M even helps photographers with minor eyesight deficiencies to focus precisely, optimum eye-to-camera matching is the best alternative. The M system correction lenses provide this, and they also make composing images in the viewfinder more comfortable than it can be with eyeglasses. These lenses are available in grades of plus/minus 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 diopters. Prior to ordering, it should be noted that the Leica M's viewfinder is preset by default to -0.5 diopters. So anyone wearing glasses of 1 diopter strength would require a +1.5 diopters M system correction lens." Of course, if you would rather shoot while wearing prescription glasses, just ignore this... but I'm enjoying shooting without them much more. The rangefinder works far better for me without my glasses/sunglasses getting in the way. Enjoy! Edited April 5, 2014 by randyman 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB007 Posted April 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2014 Welcome and enjoy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpeeples Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted April 5, 2014 Thanks... funny you mentioned that. When I l visited the store, that was a concern since I am nearsighted. I just was looking at the diopters for Leica last night. I'm a -1.75 so I'm going to order a -1. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyman Posted April 5, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 5, 2014 I'm actually a -2.25, so I did exactly the same thing, and opted for slight undercorrection, rather than overcorrection. My optometrist made it easy, as he had 1" sample diopters I was able to physically hold up against the viewfinder port to get an idea which worked best. I could feel a little strain on the overcorrection, so I opted for under, and I've been very happy with the result. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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