marknorton Posted January 2, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just thought I'd let you know that if you use the Leica viewfinder magnifier and if you tether it with the lanyard to the strap "loop" which threads through the camera eyelet, the clip on the lanyward rubs against the top of the camera behind the step protector and causes wear of the chrome/black. Â Memories of the Digilux 2... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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erl Posted January 2, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted January 2, 2007 I must be living dangerously as I wear my untethered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted January 2, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Thanks i should just probably take the lanyards off anyway. i never take the magnifers off anyway. I can use it from 28mm up and with the 21 i use a external finder anyway, the 15mm I guess. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted January 2, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted January 2, 2007 I fastened the (really cute) little leather case to the Leica strap and the magnifier is tethered to the strap inside the (closed) case. When I carry it, I generally rest my hand under the (really cute) little case. Â Whatever happens, the magnifier is fantastic. It has made focusing with 35 and up a l-o-t easier. Â HNY to all. Many thanks for my new toys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted January 2, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Guy... Â When we went with the Brightscreen magnifier for the R9/DMR it help greatly. Does the M8 magnifier help as much as that? Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sps Posted January 2, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Just an FYI for those wearing untethered.... Â Last weekend I went from a 78 degree plane to a 34 degree runway. After a few minutes the magnifier came unscrewed and fell off (lucky for me I had the lanyard!). Â Different thickness metals contract/expand at different rates. I attach mine to the lug and leave the case on the strap. And yes, I check tightness every time I take the camera out. Â Savvas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted January 2, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) It does help me , makes that focusing patch just a little bigger for me. So yes it is very usefull. HK supplies sells a off brand that I hear is pretty good, check e-bay. i have 2 leica's and a loan to go with it. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted January 2, 2007 Interestingly, they also do a 0.85 magnifier which might make the 24mm frame easier to for those who wear glasses. Â The danger of not using the lanyard is that if the magnifier comes unscrewed, you've lost it. It's the clip which fastens it to the camera strap "D" ring which rubs against the camera top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanosu Posted January 2, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted January 2, 2007 The first thing I did after I got the 1.25x was to untether the magnifier. The second thing was to take off that rubber ring around the outer side of the view finder; sooner or later that is bound to fall off. Â Furrukh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted January 2, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted January 2, 2007 mine doesnt scrape for some reason. the rubber ring , however, fell off the very first day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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