Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/17/05 12:32 PM, Scott McLoughlin at scott@adrenaline.com wrote: > I know many folks on the list have shot extensively with many different > film formats and cameras, so I'm wondering.... > > What camera's VF/ground glass/focusing mechanism (in any format > up to 4x5) is generally best for critical manual focus? > > I know my buddy who shoots 4x5 uses a loupe on the ground glass > to focus. Is this "as good as it gets"? Or will a waist level finder > with a bright screen on a MF camera do better? > > Reading the Puts piece on RF accuracy makes me thing this might > be a complicated issue with a couple of variables, but I thought > I'd ask to get a general idea of the manual focus lay of the land, > as it were. > > Much thanks. > > Scott > Leicaflex SL. -- Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com