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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Print Film/Etc.
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 13:01:37 -0800

Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> > The F5 standard screen is actually a two-layer
> >laminate. 
> And that is the ONLY screen that is that way, and thus the only screen for
> the F5 that has the camera tell you where it's focusing. No other screens
> do, and they don't plan to change that. 
> Nikon doesn't get it.

I don't think they have a choice.  It is the nature of the beast.  I
spoke to Nikon tech rep about this.  They recommended that if you want
brighter screen you can go to the one that doesn't light up and depend
on the arrows around the screen to tell you which is activated.  I think
we are simply seeing what are the downsides of other advancements, kinda
like side effects of some drugs.  Funny thing is that with dim screens
we become dependant on AF rather than it just being an occasional
luxury.

I suspect that Leica will struggle with such things in their turn as
(and if) they move toward AF.

donal
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Donal Philby
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