msadat Posted January 31, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) how does this magnifier work? i got one and it seems it is more of diopter than a magnifier? the regular leica m 1.25 mag actually magnifies and you loose some part of the finder and this one does not. i did ask them about it and they did not really have an answer as to how this one works without loosing any of the finder area PS i bought one and i have to set the diopter on the r9/dmr to -2 and i need just little more? any solutions out there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Hi msadat, Take a look here brightscreen leica R8/R9 DMR maginfier how does it work?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
macusque Posted January 31, 2007 Share #2 Posted January 31, 2007 I bought one last year for my Canon and found it almost useless... It doesn't magnify at all and if anything it makes the viewfinder less contrasty. A friend of mine had the same experience on the DMR. I won't get one for my DMR, instead I'm looking for the bigger eyepiece from Leica. Brightscreen focussing screens are very nice though, I got a microprism only for my 1Ds a couple of years ago and it greatly improved manual focus accuracy. For my DMR though I think I'll go with the much cheaper Leica #14394, which has also a smaller microprism spot (personal preference). P.S. I agree that Leica 1.25x magnifies definitely more, much better product IMO, indeed it is stuck to my M8 viewfinder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusque Posted January 31, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2007 Btw, that was only my experience (plus that of a friend of mine). I recall also Douglas Herr (telyt) wasn't impressed by the magnifier and he returned it. But there are many positive comments here, frankly more than the negative ones and some even rave about the Brightscreen magnifier, so it's probably only a QC issue. See this thread for different feedbacks: http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/2424-magnifier-r8-r9.html?highlight=brightscreen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted January 31, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2007 I use a Nikon DK-17M magnifier made for the D2X. It works quite well. I took the stock eyecup for the R9 and cut the hole into it to fit the DK-17M and then used a hot glue gun to glue the DK-17m to the eyecup. As for focusing screens, the microprism screen as suggested by Marco, is the best, but you need f2.8 or faster lenses for it to work best. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusque Posted January 31, 2007 Share #5 Posted January 31, 2007 Robert, can you still see the internal info panel with the DK-17M on ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted January 31, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 31, 2007 Robert, can you still see the internal info panel with the DK-17M on ? Not without moving my eye slightly. Looking straight through, with the crops centred, I see a bit of the top and bottom full frame black finder masks. To see the info needs just a fracton of an adjustment to my viewing angle. I wear glasses. Without my glasses, I could see the the info panel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyspedden Posted January 31, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use a Nikon DK-17M magnifier made for the D2X. It works quite well. I took the stock eyecup for the R9 and cut the hole into it to fit the DK-17M and then used a hot glue gun to glue the DK-17m to the eyecup. As for focusing screens, the microprism screen as suggested by Marco, is the best, but you need f2.8 or faster lenses for it to work best. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece I agree with both Marco and Robert about the Leica focus screen being the best. I tried the Brightscreen with the 13mm microprism and felt that the loss of the groundglass surrounding tthe prism was problematic. Also the large microprism causes exposure issues. You can work around it but the Leica screen, in my humble opinion gets the tradeoffs just about right. WoodySpedden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted January 31, 2007 Share #8 Posted January 31, 2007 Woody: Were you getting exposure problems with a Leica? The screen shouldn't change the Leica exposures because the meter cells are in the mirror box, not in the penta prism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmb_ Posted January 31, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 31, 2007 Also the large microprism causes exposure issues. Woody, could you elaborate on this? Thanks, Charles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusque Posted January 31, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 31, 2007 Without my glasses, I could see the the info panel. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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