Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] plain glass focusing screen for R8
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:27:32 -0800

Wouldn't it be brighter than a ground glass screen, which would
be a good thing?

At 08:10 PM 3/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
>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/
>> 
> 


Francesco Sanfilippo,
Five Senses Productions
webmaster@5senses.com

http://www.5senses.com/