Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/17
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:04:15 +0100 Gerry Walden <gwpics@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Beware the Beattie screen doesn't affect the
> metering.
It shouldn't because the metering is in the mirror chamber, not the
pentaprism. It didn't affect the metering in my R4sP but the screen lasted
about 5 minutes in my camera before I returned it. With the 400 f/6.8 on the
camera, it sure made the central area brighter at the cost of dim viewscreen
corners giving a "tunnel vision" effect, and focussing was darned near
impossible because the screen gave me more of an aerial image than ground
glass - and this on the matte/grid viewscreen.
Gerry
www.gwpics.com
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Edward
Caliguri
Sent: 17 July 2002 19:24
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] R 6.2 screen help - Big Thanks!
- -- Thanks to all - Esp. Seth, Jay, Doug 'the birdman' (we need to share
photos sometime!), Tina - and all who helped with my R 6.2 screen problem. I
was very disappointed to see that the matte-groundglass area was so poorly
constructed! This from a company that made a Viso screen that was light
years (no pun intended!) ahead of it's time! I will try each suggestion,
since I have a dealer who will let me borrow screens ad libitum (including
a 'new style' Beattie) until I hit the best one for me. The camera is very
well constructed and compact, and will work great on a bellows with Leitz
Microscope Lenses/Photars for some high mag. scientific stuff I do as well.
Next stop - SCA 351 for TTL flash!! I hope THAT works OK!
Again thanks - I'll keep you posted (I'm sure you're all on the edge of
your seats!! :-))
EC
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