Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 viewfinder screen
From: tedgrant@islandnet.com (Ted Grant)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:47:07 -0800
 
>Ted: Leica makes the plain ground glass screen (14304), the all microprism
>(14305), the plain ground glass with grid lines (14306), and the clear screen
>with cross-hairs (14307). None of the above descriptions, from Brian Bowers'
>"Leica Reflex Photography" book containing the R8, mention the word "matt" as
>you have done below. Please clarify. Thanks!


Hi there,

I guess it's my description of "matt". I should have used "plain ground
glass screen (14304)"

But it sure is a wonderful screen to work with. I know of photographers who
use the, "the plain ground glass with grid lines (14306)" to keep horizon
lines straight and other compositional aspects correct, but I found the
gridlines always a distraction.

I hope this clarifies my "matt" description.

ted