Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] plain glass focusing screen for R8
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 20:10:26 -0800

The clear screen is made for aerial image focusing. For use under special
circumstances that I cannot remember right now. Perhaps Marc or Erwin can
help. Bottom line, don't buy it for normal photography.

Jim


At 04:31 PM 2/25/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anyone own the focusing screen #14347 for the R8?
>It's the clear glass screen.  Is this screen much brighter
>than a ground glass screen?  My local rep keeps telling me
>that it's not a good screen to get because it is not ground
>glass.  He says the lack of ground glass makes it hard to 
>focus.  Any opinions amongst you LUGgers?
>
>I am looking for the brightest screen possible for the R8.
>
>Another question......what is a Beattie screen?  I have heard
>that they are VERY bright screens for all cameras.  Is there
>one for  the R8?
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>Francesco Sanfilippo,
>Five Senses Productions
>webmaster@5senses.com
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>http://www.5senses.com/
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