Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi LUG; If you have been considering a different focusing screen [than the universal screen provided with the camera], do it. I finally swapped mine out, and the view is vastly improved. The screen seems brighter, too, without the universal screen's busy split image/microprism ring. Focusing anything shorter than a 50 requires, well, a little more focus, but not more than thoughtful photography requires. With the 24mm mounted, focusing is not vague; the correct focus still "pops" sufficiently to provide confidence that one has things properly focused. Might be complicated with 15/16/19mm lenses aboard. With anything longer than a 50, it is so nice to have all that stuff out of the way, I can't imagine why I waited so long to get rid of the split image/microprism ring. Installation was a snap, too. In and out in less than a minute! Enjoy the light [even more without the universal focusing screen]! Greg