[LRflex] Re: Photokina and other disasters...
- From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:14:09 -0700 (PDT)
It's not just the screen that's different on the
flexes. The bottom of the prism is convex as compared
to the R prisms which are flat bottomed. I'm not sure
how this woprks out optically, but I don't think the
screen by itself would make all that much difference.
Javier
--- Chris Birchenhall <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Doug
>
> The question is: does your statement hold for the
> R8/R9 and is it likely to
> hold for the R10 or whatever comes next? If not then
> focus confirmation may
> on occasion be useful and if it unobtrusive it can
> be ignored if it is not
> required. With my eyes getting weaker these issues
> are important. It is one
> of the main reasons I see my SL2 pushing out my
> Nikon F3HP, but at the same
> time I do occasionally use focus confirmation on the
> D200.
>
> At the same time I have to ask if Leica could come
> up with such a fine
> screen in the SL2 why was this feature not
> replicated in subsequent models
> and why has it not been surpassed by other
> manufacturers?
>
> Chris
>
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> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Photokina and other
> disasters...
>
> Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo=2Ecom> wrote:
>
> > As for the [electronic] focus confirm, I'm not so
> sure they would want
> > to go with it=2E
>
> I sincerely hope they don't! The best focus
> confirmation I've ever seen i=
> s
> the standard Leicaflex SL viewscreen=2E It's
> exceptionally accurate, quic=
> k
> and easy to use, works at every point on the screen
> and at nearly any
> aperture=2E Every electronic focus or focus
> confirmation system I know of=
>
> requires taking a substantial portion of light away
> from the viewfinder,
> compromising viewfinder quality=2E
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www=2Ewildlightphoto=2Ecom
>
>
>
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