In your message dated: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:01:48 EDT you write:
>In a message dated 8/27/98 5:49:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, omtech@xxxxxxxxx
>writes:
>
><< I am curious as to preferences. Do you guys and gals (;-) prefer that
>all
> matte, or with grid lines or split image ? There are 6 different Beatties
>for > OM. >>
I have the Beattie with gridlines and a diagonal splitimage.
>
>Generally, I like having some sort of focusing aid (split image, microprism,
Me too, but I have never used microprism. I think they are the hardest
to use of any type (at least for *me*. Not sure why).
>or both). I figure if I don't want/need it in a particular situation, I just
>ignore it. I've never used a grid screen - like a lot of people I think I read
>the Oly literature that says "for shift lens", figured I don't have a shift
>lens (yet! <g>) so I shouldn't get one. Similar to using the 1-8 for
Wrong, wrong, wrong. I have lots of otherwise excellent pics that are
bad, or would require special printing/cropping, because I blew the
horizon line. The grid screens make this much harder to screw up.
Cheers,
--Lee
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