Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The amazing Leicaflex SL
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:31:03 -0800

on 1/7/04 7:29 PM, Feli di Giorgio at feli@creocollective.com wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Doug Herr wrote:
>> Feli, I think you'd do well to borrow an SL2 first (or, find one at a store)
>> to see if you really want the split-image focussing aid.  IMHO neither the
>> split-image thingie or the coarse microprism surrounding (SL2 standard)
>> it is big enough to be used easily, but the microprism w/o the split image
>> (SL standard) is.
> 
> Is it very different than what is in a R5 or R6.2?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Feli
> 

The central area (the spot meter area) isn't much different.  My subjects
are ususally squirming or wigging too much for me to keep them centerd for
focussing so the split-image screen doesn't help me much.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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