Possibility of use a 28mm with m6 ttl 0.85

[vicente_bataller]

Can I use the whole field of view of the rangefinder to use a 28mm lense in an

m6ttl 0.85? I know it'll not be quite accurate but... What do you tink? Have

you used one that way? What have been the results?

[andyaitken]

The full field of a .72 finder barely does the job. You'll need an accessory finder on an .85.

[john_brewton]

One word answer - yes. The image will be a bit larger than the full field of view. There will be no focusing issues. I used a 28 on my M6TTL .85 many times with success.

[ronald_moravec1]

I use an aux finder in any case. 28 lines are useless to me on any body except the .58 and I will not buy one for that limited use.

 

If you will use a lot of 28mm, consider a .58. That vf is pretty useless for lenses longer than 35 or 50 to me. Therefore the aux finder is my solution. I recommend the original metal Leitz one. Stay away from the plastic junk.

[stephen_w.]

Get a CV aux. finder. The chr. Leitz ones are high Dollar, $300+.

[jim_jeblee]

I use a 28 2.8 on my M6 .85 and also on my M2. In both cases I use a CV metal 28mm brightline finder (about $125). At F5.6 & up I just zone focus & frame w/ the aux finder, below F5.6 I use the RF to focus & aux finder to frame. It takes a little getting used to but most of the time you don't need the RF because of the large DOF of a 28. Good luck, Jim.

[Troll]

All the finderlines of the M cameras since the M4-P are so far from the real world that it doesn't make any difference whether you use them or not.

[Rob F.]

Hmm, not quite, Bill. Certainly mjy 28mm framelines are accurate.