E-Clypse .85x Viewfinder Magnifier 34mm

[CptSlevin]

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Spectacles user here!

I have a problem with reading 35mm lines on my M10, so I decided to used an adapter.
Any chance that there are people who used it?

As all threads, which I found are kinda old (±2013).

Thank you!

[lucerne]

It probably won't fit the thread of the M10 eyepiece.  Check with the authorised Leica dealership.   Old type to new type adaptors are available but everything you add to the viewfinder will reduce your field of view on wide angle lenses.

[farnz]

7 hours ago, lucerne said:

but everything you add to the viewfinder will reduce your field of view on wide angle lenses.

This is a 0.85x 'magnifier' so in reality it is a de-magnifier intended to make wider frame lines visible to spectacle wearers whose eye is inevitable moved back from the viewfinder by their spectacles.

Pete.

[farnz]

10 hours ago, CptSlevin said:

Any chance that there are people who used it?

I used a 0.85 E-clypse de-magnifier with the E-clypse eye-cup for a while and it did it's job in making wider frame lines a bit more visible.  It didn't introduce distortion that I noticed and didn't appreciably reduce the viewfinder's contrast so it worked.  I used the Eye-cup to remove lateral light rays, which moved my eye further from the viewfinder and the 0.85 de-magnifier to see 'wider'.

I'm primarily a 50 mm shooter so in the end I stopped bothering with the de-mag and the Eye-cup.

Pete.

[lucerne]

Seems like I've made a mistake in my description of this optical add-on. Sorry!
However, bear in mind that versions for M8/9 and M10 differ in thread size and could need an adaptor to enable fitting, so its better to get the correct version.  

Edited April 6, 2021 by lucerne