Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: >>> I have just started playing with a visoflex and a Novoflex 400mm f5.6 (old, good shape and $170US) and the screen brightness is amazing! You can stop the lens all the way down (yes, I know, not recommended) and still see very clearly compared to every other SLR I have tried. Why is this? Why has no other company done this? <<< The Visoflex screen is optimized for longer focal lengths. Most SLR viewscreens are a compromise between requirements for wide, fast normal and long lenses. I couldn't tell ya what design parameters are involved in the viewscreen design. When I used N****, there were some viewscreens available that were optimized for the longer focal lengths. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourwolrd.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt