yes, it has a split screen surrounded by a micro prism collar. Split screen doesn't blacken out until about f/11 I have used it with my 400mm Telyt with good results. Much, much better than the stock finder screen. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob palmieri" <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:34 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: Film vs. Digital Gamut > Dave - > > Is it a split image?? > > Have you used it with the Telyt (or other slow lens; I tend to shoot > mine at f/8)? > > Bob Palmieri > > > On May 9, 2006, at 4:17 PM, <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I put a Katz Eye Plus focus screen in my 20D and it helped immensely. >> Brightened things up a bit too. >> >> Dave >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:07 PM >> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Film vs. Digital Gamut >> >> >>> Bob Palmieri wrote: >>> >>>> Folks - >>> >>> <gamut snip>> >>> >>> >>>> Which brings me to another issue... I can barely focus with the stock >>>> screen in the 20D (all of you DMR owners feel free to gloat away.) >>>> Has >>>> anyone used any of the aftermarket screens on the 20D with the 400 >>>> Telyt?? >>> >>> >>> I found the screen in the 20D to be not the best for the Telyt >>> 400. The 20D's VF is inherently darker, too. It's one of the main >>> reasons why I switched to the DMR. (Sorry!) >>> >>> I'm waiting for a couple of screens from Bill Maxwell (I had him add >>> his Hi Lux coating and the DMR's sensor lines to my existing >>> microprism and plain gg screens. It was no more expensive than buying >>> new DMR-marked screens from Leica!) that are presently in the >>> post. I'll let you know how they work out, once they're here. >>> >>> >>>> Y'know... I almost get the feeling that if I had hung one of my SL's >>>> with 200 speed slide film on the back of the lens I might be >>>> happier... >>>> anyway, here's my best reduction into sRGB JPEG world of some >>>> representative shots: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album409 >>>> >>>> Maybe later I'll work up a crop of the Tanager; the eyeball is rather >>>> nicely rendered in a way that disappears in this version... >>> >>> The .jpg's look pretty good to me! Of course, I don't know these >>> birds, and so cannot comment on the actual likeness. >>> >>> The shot of the Tanager is particularly nice! >>> >>> Sorry I can't help with your gamut problem. :-( >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> David Young, >>> Logan Lake, CANADA >>> >>> Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt >>> Limited Edition Prints at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/prints.htm >>> Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>> Archives are at: >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >> >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/