Frameline selector leverĪs all mechanical Leica’s, the M7 has a frameline selector. The (obvious) reason is that the mechanical camera’s aren’t able to read the 6 bit coding that was introduced with newer lenses. Personally, I prefer not having any bells and whistles on my camera.
I have seen M6’s with the MP viewfinder, but I suppose the camera has then been adjusted by Leica.įinally, it’s possible to purchase 3rd party screw-on magnifiers (I even saw a de-magnifier) as well as contrast enhancers for Leica viewfinders. I’d say that an experienced Leica shooter can tell the difference more or less right away by looking through the viewfinder and trying to obtain focus.
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Apparently, it’s not possible to specify a certain serial number where this was introduced, so if you’re purchasing a used item, it’s best to ask the seller which viewfinder the camera has. To me, this makes it significantly easier to focus. The MP finder has much more contrast and is less prone to flaring. Now, there’s one more dimension to be aware of. Older M7’s ship with an older viewfinder, whereas newer M7’s ship with a more modern “MP” viewfinder. Ken Rockwell is very strongly opinionated towards the 0.85 magnification viewfinder. People will often recommend this magnification if you like shooting with both eyes open. The 0.85 magnification viewfinder is often praised for being closer to 1, and thereby allowing the viewfinder to better show the world as it is. In practice, this means that a 0.58mm viewfinder will show the 35mm framelines in the (almost) exact same way that a 0.72 viewfinder wil show the 50mm framelines. In fact, the relation between 28 and 35mm (28/35) is exactly 0.8, whereas the relation between 0.58 and 0.72mm (0.58/0.72) is very close to the same aspect ratio (0.81). In any case, 0.58 is certainly targeted wide angle lenses. Different people report that 0.58 makes for harder focusing (especially with longer lenses). Personally, I can barely see the 35mm framelines in a 0.72 magnification viewfinder and is often considering the move to 0.58. It turns out that how well we are able to see the frame lines depends on wether we wear glasses or not and on the design of those glasses, but also on how far back our eyes are physically positioned within our eyeholes. The 0.58 magnification viewfinder is often recommended to people with glasses. The digital camera’s don’t leave the buyer with a choice. I’d like to note that the luxury of having different viewfinder magnifications is unique to the analogue Leica camera’s.
The magnification is printed on the lower right corner of the viewfinder. It is produced with two other viewfinder magnifications: 0.58 and 0.85. Leica M7 has a default view finder of 0.72 magnification. Different view findersīelow the different viewfinders are described. I will try to note specifically when it doesn’t.
Most will apply to M6 and M6 TTL as well. This page summarizes my investigations and learnings with the M7.
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