Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] another use for black tape - Snapshot Skopar
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 19:29:31 -0700

I bought a Nikon B screen for $5. Look around and develop a pronounced
squeak when you walk, it helps!

John Collier

> From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
> 
> John Collier jotted down the following:
> 
>> Many cameras have replaceable focusing screens, head down to your local
>> purveyor of slightly soiled photo gear and buy one that fits in between the
>> outer guide rails on your M.
> 
> They tend to be expensive little buggers, along with being alusive, unless
> you want stuff like split-image rangefinder and microprisms in the middle,
> which of course for this, we don't.  I was hoping there was going to be a
> cheaper and better alternative.
>