Focusing With The Universal Screen - Leica R9 Bedienungsanleitung

Focusing with the universal screen

As standard, the LEICA R9 is supplied with a uni-
versal screen, which can be used for most com-
mon photographic situations and offers three
different focusing options:
1. If the focus is not set precisely, the edges and
lines of the subject do not correspond with
each other in the split-image in the center of
the viewfinder.
2. Around the split-image, there is a ring with a
prism grid, which is used for focusing on sub-
jects with weak contours. Flickering indicates
that the subject is out of focus.
3. The surrounding surface is matte. It can be
used to assess the sharpness of the entire
image field and is especially useful when using
longer focal lengths and in the close-up range.
Further focusing screens are available as acces-
sories. They are easy to change and offer opti-
mum focusing conditions for any use (see
"Exchangeable focusing screens", p. 192).
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