[Leica] One off No. 18 - Angel with a broken wing

[rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron)]

Steve Unsworth wrote:

> I bought a replacement focussing screen for my Canon 5D from Brightscreen -
> www.brightscreen.com - this provides a split rangefinder and a micro-prism
> collar as manual focussing aids.
> 
> Here's a test shot with a Summicron 50mm wide open...
> 
> http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Oneoffs/018.htm
> 
> Converted to b&w and sepia toned using the Fred Miranda Photoshop plug-in.

Steve, that's a very nice shot, and I like the conversion and toning as 
well.  But I do have a couple of questions about your new focusing screen:

--Does it appear brighter than the standard issue screen?

--I think I read somewhere that when you use it, you lose the ability to 
use one or more of the camera's metering modes.....maybe evaluative or 
spot, I can't remember.....because it has an effect on the light 
transmitted through to the meter.  True?

--How hard was it to replace the standard issue screen with this one?

Again, another good shot.

--Bob