Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg Bicket wrote: >With all the recent discussions about ground glass focusing screens, I am >thinking about swapping out the standard screen that came in my R8. My >question is, with my photography being primarily a mix of wildlife and >travel, would my needs be served best by the plain ground glass, or the >ground glass with a grid? Thanks for any thoughts on this.>>>>>>>>> Hi greg, I have always swapped the standard screen for the ground glass and that's what I use in my R8 also. I have found it without question to be the best for long lenses and great with macro shooting. I believe if one were doing a great deal of archectural stuff the gridlines would be better. But there are other LUGGERS who use the grid screen and swear by them, however I tried one for awahile for scenics and some general photgraphy and found the gridlines far to distracting. But then that could be because of all the years of working with just plain ground glass. But for your wildlife shooting, which I assume you use long lenses, I bet the ground glass without gridlines will be perfect. ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant