Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Uniform "ground glass" (was:RE: 90 F2 Summicron: M vs. R for candids)
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:58:00 -0500
References: <3.0.6.32.20001121132945.00967ba0@pop.microtec.net> <20001121153313.26144.cpmta@c017.sfo.cp.net>

Yes, I am referring to the Minolta 9.  I have no experience with any of the
R Leicas, but I find that the focusing screen in the 9 to be very easy to
focus, utilizing any part of the screen (much more so than my Nikon F2).
There are no focus aids, but none are needed.   

Dan C.

At 12:41 PM 21-11-00 -0700, you wrote:
>On 21 Nov 2000, Dan Cardish wrote, at least in part:
>
>> Also not wishing to revive any "war", I occasionally switch my AF
>> to manual and focus by eye on the screen, for just the reasons
>> mentioned here.  I find it focuses as easily as a manual
>> focus-only camera.
>
>I suspect that you are referring to your Minolta, Dan, and I can't 
>speak to its manual focusing ease or lack of it, but the EOS 1n 
>that I had sure didn't manually focus as well as the R7, R6.2 and 
>now the R8 does.
>
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In reply to: Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> (Re: Uniform "ground glass" (was:RE: [Leica] 90 F2 Summicron: M vs. R for candids))
Message from Douglas Herr <telyt560@cswebmail.com> (Uniform "ground glass" (was:RE: [Leica] 90 F2 Summicron: M vs. R for candids))