[Leica] One off No. 18 - Angel with a broken wing

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

 Bob, I'd say the new screen brightness is somewhere between the original 5D
and a Leica R8.

As far as I can tell all the metering modes - matrix, partial, spot - still
work ok.

The screen replacement is very easy. The 5D is designed to have user
replicable focussing screens. The Brightscreen comes with a pair of tweezers
that allow the original screen to be unclipped then removed and the
replacement screen to be fitted. It took me maybe 2 minutes and that
included reading the instructions :-)

Steve

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From: lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Robert D. Baron
Sent: 03 January 2006 23:01
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: Re: [Leica] One off No. 18 - Angel with a broken wing


Steve, that's a very nice shot, and I like the conversion and toning as
well.  But I do have a couple of questions about your new focusing screen:

--Does it appear brighter than the standard issue screen?

--I think I read somewhere that when you use it, you lose the ability to use
one or more of the camera's metering modes.....maybe evaluative or spot, I
can't remember.....because it has an effect on the light transmitted through
to the meter.  True?

--How hard was it to replace the standard issue screen with this one?

Again, another good shot.

--Bob

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