Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] Focusing screens
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Wed Dec 17 10:26:04 2008
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See, the problem is that I don't want to, nor is it at all possible for
me to afford a camera that has the ability to use a different screen
than the built-in one. A Canon 1D MkXXX or a Nikon D2 or D3, or a Leica
R anything digital or M8 are all simply not options.
I mean, why is it that we have to spend over $2000 to get ACCURATE
MANUAL FOCUS aids!? On a camera which doesn't have an expected lifespan
past 3 years of use. This is sickening.
This means that by virtue of the fact that I know manual focus exists
and desire to use it, the manufacturer has made up my mind and assumes
that I make enough money to be able to afford one of their flagship
cameras. Hardly. I just like control and I like to manually focus my
cameras. 
Phil Forrest

In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] IMG: 747, Make it happen)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: 747, Make it happen)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([Leica] Focusing screens)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] Focusing screens)