Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > > At 02:35 AM 3/14/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear LUGnuts: > > > >For me, I find the 'grit' an annoyence and the lack of brightness to be > >undesirable. When I brought up these issues perviously, some of you disagreed > >with me siting various raves from writers reviewing the R8 as being amongst > >the best of the best in viewfinders. > > > >... (a lot missing!) > > > >Pete Myers > > > > Pete, > > You are going through what I went through with my 4x5 Linhof. A pure ground > glass is gritty and needs a fresnel lens to make it bright enough to use. > Focusing wide angle lenses was always a problem when using swings & tilts > because you have to focus, not only in the center of the screen, but at the > outside edges. Almost impossible with a fresnel lens (or bright screen). I > found a product, made in Holland, called the BOSSSCREEN. It's two very thin > pieces of glass with a very very thin layer of wax in between. It is > absolutely creamy smooth. No grit. And a pure joy to focus upon. Bright > from corner to corner. A savior! It's imported by Bromwell Marketing (412) > 321-4118. You most likely would have to go to the manufacturer, which I > believe is: > > Van Doornen Innovision, Stabilix B.V., Den Haag > > What I wrote above, I copied off of the box, so you may need a little help > from our LUG European friends to actually track down these people. Or call > Mr. Bromwell, he is a very nice guy. > > Jim STABILUX can be contacted by phone: + 31 70 397 00 61 or fax: + 31 70 397 93 21 their adress: Burgemeester Hovylaan 84, Zipcode: NL 2552 AZ DEN HAAG (=The Hague) which is about 2 km from the place were I live! This firm makes quartz-components, electronics and precision-optics. With kind regards! - -- Fred Hess Den Haag / the Hague Nederland / the Netherlands (NL) tel + 31 70 325 83 12 fax + 31 70 325 86 34