Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/22

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Subject: [Leica] r9/dmr focusing screen
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat Dec 22 05:48:21 2007

The R8/R9 ground glass screen is very nice, but there is no comparison to 
the ultra fine microprism screen with a normal microprism spot of the SL.  
It is just an outstanding screen, and I have yet to see an equivalent on any 
other camera.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>
>
> I love the pure ground glass screen for most applications.
> Bright and very easy to focus most lenses.
> I don't have (never had) an SL. So can't compare.
> Doug H says - nothing can compare to SL.
> Yet, never having looked through an SL - the R8 plain ground glass  
> screen is the brightest slr view I've ever experienced.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2007, at 4:40 PM, leo wesson wrote:
> 
> > A friend of mine wants to know if there is a focusing screen for  
> > the R9/dmr
> > that will be as good as the one in her SL.  I told her I knew who  
> > to ask!
> 
> 
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