LEGEND Posted February 14 Share #21 Posted February 14 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have LLL 1,4x viewfinder magnifier on my Leica M9M. She have 0,68x viewfinder magnification. With LLL 1,4x on that give 0,952x viewfinder magnification and 50mm frame lines are visible but little bit further to the side as 35mm ones with out LLL 1,4x mag on. If I want to se them all together then I must press my eye in the LLL 1,4x mag. Not a big problem , only that is little bit uncomfortable but you get used to it. Most of the time I just move my head little bit left and right and that way it is easy to se the frame lines on the sides. Not a big deal... If you look little bit more to the sides you can even recognise the 35mm frame lines. The focusing is much faster and precise with this mounted on the camera and that is worth the inconvenience. Also with vario diopter I have little bit corrected my myopia but since I have astigmatism I still have problems with focusing... Anyway I recommend this LLL 1,4x viewfinder magnifier who need one and don't know is this one good or not... Nikola 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff S Posted February 15 Share #22 Posted February 15 (edited) 22 hours ago, LEGEND said: Also with vario diopter I have little bit corrected my myopia but since I have astigmatism I still have problems with focusing... Hopefully you have glasses to correct for astigmatism. A magnifier will magnify uncorrected issues. My 1.25x Leica magnifier has stayed in a drawer since 2009. It reduces contrast and doesn’t substitute for eyeglass correction (astigmatism and distance for me). An additional +.5 diopter, with aging eyes, allows for optimal focusing and still clear view of frame lines (using thin, flexible eyeglass frames). Personal circumstances and preferences vary. But easy to experiment. Jeff Edited February 15 by Jeff S 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGEND Posted February 16 Share #23 Posted February 16 I know, I need glasses to correct my astigmatism. I don't wear wear them when I use my Leica cameras and even during the day. It is very irritating if I have them on and it also disturb me by shooting... Now I have little bit corrected my weak myopia that I have, -0,75D on my left eye that is also dominant eye so I use my MM with him. I tried to use right eye now when I have viewfinder of 0,952x with both eyes open but still better work with my left eye... I keep my right eye open by shooting , no need to close it because camera body cover it. That way I still have some peripheral vision from the right side and also if I want to se more I just lover the camera just a little bit from my eye and look over her. No need to completely put her down from my head and it goes very fast... The same is if I have problems to see 50mm frame lines. The 50mm frame lines are visible but you need to centre your eye in the view finder. They are just on the edge but if I am in the hurry with small movement of the camera body left and right I se the frame line easily. That is enough and goes fast. You need just some practice and after little bit of time you stop thinking about it.The same is with having opened right eye and looking over the camera body if needed... I did't noticed any significant loss of contrast because of this LLL 1,4x magnifier. Even if there is some the fact that my myopia is corrected with vario diopter and view finder enlarged to 0,952x the focusing got so much better that is worth it to have this mounted when I use 50mm lens... Sorry for my bad English. It is not my native language and I refuse to use ChatGPT for correction... Nikola 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollei35 Posted March 5 Share #24 Posted March 5 About a month ago, I had LLL rep in Canada sitting at my living room presenting the LLL 50mm f/1.2 + 1.4X magnifier, totalling about USD 1900. I didn't take it. 1.4X is a hit and miss. Most of the time I struggle to find the 50mm frameline. As for 50mm f/1.2 it's another story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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