135 Frame as Composition Guide

[d.s.]

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Hello,

 

Since I don't have any 135mm framelines currently visible in either of my M's, I'm wondering if they fall on the rule of thirds "lines" within the 35mm frame.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

- Daniel

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[a.noctilux]

Welcome Daniel,

 

Maybe...

 

Maybe not depend on lens mounted.

 

To judge by yourself in this example from M6 (TTL):

 

 

 

In "real VF", some bottom lines are incomplete, cut out for LED display.

[d.s.]

Thanks, a.

 

I'd forgotten about that graphic. It looks like the 90 frames are closer, understandably, while the 135 corresponds to the approximate metering area: https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M3/Leica-MP/images/mag85x.gif

 

- Daniel

[sblitz]

The 135 isn't much bigger than the focus patch, a good reason why you can do better with selective focus using an SLR and a long lens. Anyway, just aim and shoot and figure you are going to get the patch plus a bit more.

[adan]

The 135 framelines are three times the width and height of the RF patch. As you can see in the viewfinder guide above.

 

However - keep in mind that the RF patch does not move for parallax correction, as do all the framelines. Focused at infinity, the RF patch will be a good "pointing guide" for the center of a 135 image, but focused at 1.5 meters, the RF patch will be significantly up and to the left within the composition you will get in the final picture. So compensate for that.

[d.s.]

Good info, sblitz and adan. I recently decided to swap out my MP's 0.72-3 viewfinder with a 0.85-4, so I'll have a 135mm frame at my disposal soon again (my M6 0.85's 135 frame has been masked). I'm not sure if I'll wind up using it though.