Re: [Leica] Universal focusing screen

["Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>]

Anderson:

The Leica no 3 screen, all microprism, is actually a microprism circle
where the universal has the split image and microprism donut.  The rest of
the screen is plain ground glass.  I think Leica's description is a little
misleading.  I have seen one of the #3 screens and it works very good with
fast lenses.  I am about to order the #3 and #4 (grid line)  screens for my
R8s, as the standard is not great with longer or slower lenses.

Regards,

Robert

  At 10:43 AM 8/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Before the R8, Leica issued two series of focusing screens for the R series
>cameras.  One series was for the R4, and these are not as bright as the
>later series of screens.   I don't know when the later series of screens was
>introduced, but the older R4 screens are marked on the attachment tab with
>R4 followed by the screen number.  The later series does not include R4.
>
>I have the later series universal, ground glass, and ground glass with grid
>.  My  impression is that the ground glass on all screens is the same.  
>
>The screen I am interested in is the microprism screen, since I expect that
>it should be similar to the SL screen, which I like.  Is the area outside of
>the microprism spot ground glass or fine microprisms like on the SL screen?
>
>