Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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? > > > > > > >Francesco Sanfilippo, >Five Senses Productions >webmaster@5senses.com > >http://www.5senses.com/ >