M3 Frameline question

[jmooney]

Hi All,

Does the M3 have bring up single framelines for each lens like the M2 or does is bring up multiple for some lenses more like an M6 would?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[ferider]

50mm is always there, thick and beautiful, with rounded corners, similar to an old Kodak slide frame.

Then there is 90 (when you use 90 or 28) and 135 (when you use 35 or 135), depending on the lens.

 

[Boniface XIII]

50mm is always there, thick and beautiful, with rounded corners, similar to an old Kodak slide frame.

Yes, like a nightmare... 😀

Sorry Ferider, I never considered one of those Baroque things after seeing that and the blue tint!!!

M2 is superb, though. Wonderful.

 

[ferider]

Well yeah, we all are different .... what's with the Baroque avatar, anyways ? 🙂

I like the rounded corners because they help in framing. Use the inside for close focus, the outside for infinity. To the OP, they look like this:

 

[payasam]

The 50 frame lines should not be there always, but in practice they are not a bother. Pity that Leitz forgot, with the M4, what it had learnt with the M2.

 

[Erik van Straten]

The 50 frame lines should not be there always, but in practice they are not a bother.

On the M3 the 50mm frame is always there. If it is not on yours, it should be repaired.

Erik.

 

[jbielikowski]

Is the full VF in M3 enough big to cover 40mm lens?

 

[-doomed-]

I used to use a 40mm on my M3, the full VF is close enough for me anyway

 

[jbielikowski]

thanks, those CV 40/1.4 look sweet and it's my fav focal length.

 

[jbielikowski]

hello again, got another question. do the frames and dot in VF are visible always or only with lens attached? know it`s silly but I`m waiting for LTM adapter and cant check it.

 

[flip]

50 frames are always visible - that is the default with no lens attached. To see other frames, use the selector next to the lens mount.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The 50mm framelines are always present on a standard M3. There are M3 cameras that have been modified with different viewfinders, like from an M2. They can be installed by a good repair technician.

 

[jbielikowski]

thanks, got older version without frame selector. I`m taking it for cleaning then, maybe it will help.