Who's not so bright..........

["BIRKEY, DUANE" <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>]

Eric Welch wrote:

>And a bright screen with no "contrast" which might be perceived as 
grain,
>is more difficult to focus than a less bright viewfinder with 
contrast. So
>the R8 probably needs some "teeth" in the focusing screen to give it 
the
>ability to not only be bright, but accurate.

Maybe my super? bright laser-matte (without split or other focusing 
aids) SJ screens in the Canon F-1n's have teeth because I can focus 
anywhere easily with any lens I own.   But I cannot focus easily with 
any lens well in the matte area of their standard split screen.  

Brighter is better in my opinion and if I can't focus in the matte area 
of the screen,  I might as well use a M camera. 

I showed my M-6 to a old R-3 user the other day.  My oh my did he 
drool.  Now I know what I used look like when I saw one in a store.

Duane Birkey
HCJB World Radio
Quito Ecuador  

Disclaimer:  I was not implying that Eric is not bright.  If you think 
he isn't.... look at his web page.  Also if you get a chance, you 
really should visit the pages of other regulars to the list.  Harrison 
has some really nice stuff (too bad it was shot with Canon????, fess up 
Harrison)    I haven't looked at all of the LUGger' pages yet either.   
I don't have a page yet although I would like to put one together of my 
photos of Ecuador to help further promote HCJB, if only I had the 
time..... I will announce it though when it happens.