Focusing Screen Selection Guide
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| Suitable for general photography |
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| Has microprism collar around the |
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| central |
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| microprism system | maximum aperature slower than |
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| f/4.5, the |
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| microprism collar is dim. In this |
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| case, focus on the surroundirg |
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| matte area. |
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| Works well for general photography. |
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| tion work. Especially useful for peo- |
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| ple who prefer to focus on the |
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| Matte system | matte focusing spot at the center of |
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| the screen, or when it is inconve- |
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| nient to use the |
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| rangefinder for focusing, as is the |
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| case with telephoto lenses. |
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| Extremely useful in pictorial compo- |
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| sition. Consists of Type B matte |
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| Horizontal and vertical | field with etched horizontal and ver- |
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| line etched system | tical lines. Also useful with PC- |
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| Nikkor lenses. |
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Caution: Type K2/B2/E2 focusing screens have a notched tab. The Type K/B/E screens cannot be used in the M.
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