.72+35mm+glasses possible

[ywenz]

any spectacle wearers using 35 lens with a .72 viewfinder? I know i can barely see the upper left corner and rarely see the bottom left corner of the 35 frames but I'm wondering how critical is that? I'm wondering if composing for the area that I can see well will generally lead to "okay" cropping at the corners... if you use this combination, what have you found?

 

[chug]

I can see the framelines well for 35, even if sometimes you just need to look around a little. Its workable and never worries me, besides, you can always just look to see if its in or out. 🙂

 

[Ben Z]

I've read where a lot depends on how flexible your glasses frames are and how thick the lenses are and how deep-set your eyes are. I have no problem at all using the 35mm frames in my .72x M bodies. What I found is that beyond getting the camera as close to my eye as possible, if I force myself to look straight ahead at the rangefinder rectangle, my periperal vision takes in all of the framelines. If I shift my gaze off-center then one side or another is blocked from view.

 

[Alec]

I'd say it depends on which .72!

Mine is a M2, with the metal rim and Lutz Konermann's Scoop to protect my (plastic) spectacles, and I couldn't possibly use the 35mm frames. Actually it is perfect for my 40mm Rokkor.

On the other hand, I have tried an M7 .72 (with the rubber viewfinder rim of course) in a shop, and 35mm is no problem - to my surprise I could even fancy using the 28mm frames.

(This is not a justification exercise to 'upgrade' my perfect M2 to a newer cam... Absolutely not.)

 

[furcafe]

Ben Z is correct, a lot depends on the shape of your eyeglasses & face. My experience is similar to Alec's. When I had an M2, I had difficulty seeing the 35mm frames until I had DAG bore out the stupid rectangular mask in the VF window (never understood why Leitz put that in) to something resembling that in the M3 (or M4 & later) VFs. Now I have an 0.72 M7 & the view is similar--no room around the 35mm frames, but I can see them. However, I've never really needed to have a lot of space around framelines (it's nice to have, but not necessary), as I just open my left eye when I want to see outside the frame.

 

[danmitch]

I have an MP and have no problem framing with the 35. If I look for the frame lines some are always obscured, but when looking at the "image" no problems. When choosing finders I actually preferred the .72 to the .58 even though 90% of my photography is with a 35mm lens.

Dan

 

[rover]

I have an M6TTL .72, not perfect but very usable. I have found no troubles using my 35mm lens while wearing my glasses.

 

[brightsky]

I alternate between contact and glasses without any issue. My preference was the .72 viewfinder for 35mm because I like to see some area outside the frameline.

CM

 

[sgy1962]

For me, the 0.72 is not ideal with the 35mm focal length, because of the inability to comfortably see all the frame lines. Try following this protocol when using this lens with that viewfinder: "Get close, and then get closer." Because I could not see all the framelines with this lens, I was composing my pictures within the visible field, with the result of much extraneous matter in final picture. For me, the 0.58 was a better option for this lens. The reduced viewfinder mag allows me to see all the framelines and, because of the smaller image in the viewfinder, encourages me to get closer to the subject. If I was to have only one camera, however, then it would be a 0.72, because I don not exclusively use the 35mm lens.

 

[aizan]

on an m2, the 35 framelines juuuust barely fit in my view. m6 and m7 have smaller framelines so i don't really see the benefit. gotta go to a lower magnification for real extra space.

 

[vizioneer]

I just bought a .58 MP, was going to buy an M4 but the 35mm frameline visibility for me sucked. (I wear glasses). My main lenses are 35mm and 50mm- the .58 is perfect for me with the 35mm, and I will get a 1.25x magnifier for the 50mm lens usage. I guess nothing is perfect, but I think this is the way to go for me.

 

[CZeni]

The .72 + 35 lines in my M6 work pretty well for me. It's as you describe - I lose the bottom corner but I have not found that to be an issue. If you get an older M with the metal eyepiece consider getting a couple of the 'Gandy Gaskets' from Cameraquest to protect your eyeglasses. Those metal eyepieces play hell with eyeglass lenses...