The shimmer is not distracting... it occurs on either side of the critical
focus point at which it becomes rock solidly sharp. Very useful :)
At 03:11 PM Saturday 14/07/2001, you wrote:
What I like about the Beattie is the increased light it lets into the view
area. I've had a couple days to work with the 82400 w/etched lines done by
Hermanson and I've got to tell you that focus screen presents one sweet
setup. If I were forced to apply a term I'd say "superb." by the way, I've
also worked some with the camera (OM-1n) I'm giving my daughter. It has a
1-4 in it and I had John etch lines on that screen as well. Once again,
all I perceive is improvement to the view system.
As for the "shimmer" of the 2-4: I want to clearly see the image of
what's before me, nothing else. The simpler the better here.
Tris
At 01:10 PM 7/14/01 +1000, you wrote:
I own the Beattie, and both 2 series screens. I disagree that the Beattie
is better than the 2 series screens. The 2-4 in particular has what Gary
Reese describes aptly as the "fine detail shimmer" at critical focus and
I noticed this independently the moment I installed the screen some
months ago. I've had a fair chance to use the Beattie and used it for
several rolls in my OM-3 but last week changed it over to my 2-4 and I
don't think I'll be changing it back any time soon.
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