CL Viewfinder Question

[Adam14]

I have an M6 and M3 and am thinking of getting a CL. How much smaller is the viewfinder in the CL? I wear glasses and would like to know if this could be an issue.
Thanks,
Adam

 

[gliderbee]

I have an M6 and M3 and am thinking of getting a CL. How much smaller is the viewfinder in the CL? I wear glasses and would like to know if this could be an issue.
Thanks,
Adam

I have an M6TTL and CL; the M6TTL viewfinder is larger, but not by much. I'm not wearing glasses anymore, but even with my eye a bit away from the finder of the CL, I can see the 40mm frame. I guess it should be feasable with glasses.

Stefan.

 

[Steve M.]

I have a CL and wear glasses. This is one of the many reasons that I love the CL, because I can see the 50 frame lines very well w/ them on. You can probably see the 40 w/ glasses on too, but I have my camera in a Mr Zhou case (highly recommended) and the case keeps my eye away a little bit, so the 40 is a stretch. Compared to the M cameras the CL viewfinder is tiny and the RF patch not as contrasty, but w/ my glasses on all is well. W/o my glasses I have difficulty focusing it in anything other than bright sun. The 40 frame lines are visible all the time by the way. Some people find this distracting, but it's no big deal to me as it's outside the 50 frame lines anyway. By all means try the CL. I love mine, and people don't pay any attention to me on the street when I'm shooting becayuse it's so tiny.

 

[damien.murphy]

I do not wear glasses, and no longer have my CL, but when I did have it I found it quite useable.

That said, it wasn't quite my cup of tea. Despite liking the overall size of the CL, I found the distortion in the viewfinder noticeable, the finder itself on the cool side (blue tint), and the rf spot not the easiest to line up (small and faint).

My main usage was with a 35mm as a street shooter, so mainly used the viewfinder for framing. Scale focussing eliminated the need to focus with the rangefinder patch

 

[Adam14]

Thank you all for your very helpful replies! Much appreciated.
Adam