Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] which wide angle lens?
From: nbwatson@juno.com (N. B. Watson)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:38:38 EST

Try a microprism with an ultra-wide-angle lens.  I can focus with one
without my glasses although I can't even *see* the split-image type.  Any
of these will black-out with long teles, very slow lenses, or anything on
macro tubes.  The Nikon "K" screen has all three.

Regards,
Nigel
  
On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:43:52 -0600 (Central Standard Time) Walter S
Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> writes:
>Hello,
>
>I also like the close/"in your face" effect with W.A. lenses at times. 
> I use 
>Nikon slrs, and have found the plain old split image screen to work 
>well with 
>the 20mm!!  Normally, I absolutely HATE split finders, prefering a 
>plain ground 
>screen for the "snap" with teles, but try the split for wide angles -- 
>I think 
>you'll like it!
>
>This of course assumes that you have >something< to use a split screen 
>on in your 
>photograph -- sometimes may not be the case, but try it out.
>
>BTW, I understand the "science" of the split prism so-called range 
>finder screen, and 
>I know it's not very accurate with small aperture lenses, but it gets 
>closer than my 
>forty year old eyes do with a plain screen !!
>
>Cheers, Walt

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