Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I purchased a Maxwell screen for a Rolleiflex 2.8F TLR and was very satisfied. A very very bright image! Compared to the Beattie screen in another Rolleiflex I have I belive it is a little (but not much) brighter. Both are easy to focus. Bill Maxwell is also a good person to talk to on the phone because he is friendly and has a world of information he's more than willing to share. [Just don't count on a short conversation. :-)] apbbeijing wrote: > > Hi, > > I have both the 6x loupe for 35mm and a Maxwell screen for my R6 and can > highly recommend both. Bill Maxwell is a smart, knowledgeable and likeable > fellow who really does make the best focussing screens in the world (for > Alpa, amongst others). I also have his 4.5f (I think it is called) on my > Sinar and it is wonderful. OTOH I have not (yet) gone the Maxwell route for > my R8s: I have a grid screen in one and a microprism in the other. I find > the split image SLR screens an abomination but the microprism is handy for > slower zooms and low light. The Maxwell-ed R6 grid screen is superior to > both: brighter, sharper and easier to focus. Before AF I never used zooms > with my SLRs since I found them unwieldy and hard to focus in a rush but I > have a couple on trial with my Rs...that 80-200 is great. > > Hi Lucien, > > > > There is gentleman in Decatur, GA, Bill Maxwell, who makes high-quality > > loupes (I just ordered a 4x 6x7cm loupe from him) and focusing screens > > for just about any camera on earth. The only way to reach him is to > > call: 1-404-244-0095. You may get his answering machine, but he WILL > > return your call, and rather quickly. > > > > Nathan > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com