focussing screen: info please

[maarten m]

hello,

seems a lot of people in my neighborhood have old hassy-stuff laying around.
like today, i was offered this screen by a friend, but have no idea which it is.

early acute matte? traditional Hasselblad?

thanks,
maarten.

 

[polypal]

This is screen 42250.
The pic does not show it also has a grid.
Do not get excited yet, this is a screen from the older dim series.
It is not an Acute Matte!

 

[maarten m]

i can see the grid very well, paul.
i'm not getting excited, just curious ...

maarten.

 

[maarten m]

yesterday, i mounted this screen in my 500, and i must say, it's a relieve to be able to work with the microprism.
i even think i prefer this to a splitscreen, as i remember it from my 35mm analog days.

maarten.

 

[HSPluta]

Is there a Hasselblad Acute Matte screen with the micro prism center? I saw somewhere that there is a 3rd party vendor who makes one that is supposed to be pretty good, but if I could find a nice used one at the right price that would be a very good thing right now!

 

[polypal]

Look for Hasselblad Acute Matte screen 42215.

That focusing screen has micro prisms around a split.

It is the standard screen now supplied with the 503CW body.

 

[wbulte]

Is there a Hasselblad Acute Matte screen with the micro prism center? I saw somewhere that there is a 3rd party vendor who makes one that is supposed to be pretty good, but if I could find a nice used one at the right price that would be a very good thing right now!

The original AM screens are *not* cheap generally.. I would stay clear of imitation though, if the screen is 'off' you have a pretty fair chance of focus problems. And that is not worth it.

 

[polypal]

Non original parts for the V series.

Please note China made replicas of lens shades or focussing screens are not up to Hasselblad standard.

The focusing screens will not give correct point of focusing.
The are also quite dim and impossible to use in low light situations.

Better find a used item in decent condition than these Mickey Mouse parts. Sorry Mickey!



Paul

 

[HSPluta]

I appreciate the feedback. The gentleman I was referring to is here in the USA and makes screens for HB, TLRs, and a few other high end cameras. So far I have heard extremely good things about his screens, but have not actually seen one myself.

I would actually prefer a micro prism without a split, but would certainly "settle" for the one you describe above.

Thanks again,
Harry

 

[polypal]

American made screens by Beattie or Maxwell are alright.
I was referring to cheap Chinese made copies hat do not align propperly.


Paul

 

[sperera]

so which is THE focusing screen bar none then...the Acute Matte?

 

[HSPluta]

Well for me I think I am going to give the Maxwell micro-prism a try. It is $275 usd, which is about what a used AcuteMat with a split and microprism in excellent shape cost so that is a wash. However I am going to have to save up a bit my toy budget is about shot for this month.

I was working with the macro bellows and the 150mm f4 and of course the split on the original screen wasn't much help. I will be interested to see what I got on film ( I am still getting my personal IE figured out and thought I would play a little ).

More to come......

 

[sperera]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The HI-LUX Microprism sounds like the one accordinbg to Maxwell unofficial site i wonder if yourself, anyone or PolyPal who seems to have tried it all before! has compared both of them before?
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[wbulte]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The HI-LUX Microprism sounds like the one accordinbg to Maxwell unofficial site i wonder if yourself, anyone or PolyPal who seems to have tried it all before! has compared both of them before?
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Paul believes in genuine AM screens.

 

[hume]

Well for me I think I am going to give the Maxwell micro-prism a try. It is $275 usd, which is about what a used AcuteMat with a split and microprism in excellent shape cost so that is a wash. However I am going to have to save up a bit my toy budget is about shot for this month.

I was working with the macro bellows and the 150mm f4 and of course the split on the original screen wasn't much help. I will be interested to see what I got on film ( I am still getting my personal IE figured out and thought I would play a little ).

More to come......

I have both the Maxwell screen (for my Rolleiflex TLR) and Acute Matte and Acute Matte D.

All are similar in terms of brightness. The Maxwell screen, however, suffers from a serious defect. You can't easily clean its surface by a soft tissue cloth or whatever. On the other hand, the dirt deposited on my AM/AMD can be easily removed by a soft cloth for its pretty strong.

The reason for the difference, I suspect, is that the surface of the Maxwell screen is "uneven" whilst the AM/AMD seems to be a perfect plane.

 

[HSPluta]

I generally use a makeup brush to clean off dust and such, have you tried something like that?

I appreciate the feedback, -Harry