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Best focus screen for close focussing on Mamiya C330f?

grahamp

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The No.5 is for focusing an aerial image. It takes practice to remember to check for parallax against the cross-hairs.

Do you have a problem with your current screen? The 80mm is f2.8, so even at full extension (not quite 1:1) the light loss will not be too bad.
 

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I would use an all matte (#1) for close focus. Even for true macro. Telephoto screens (for smaller aperture lenses) are ideal, but I don't believe Mamiya made one. For high mag (ie: really small effective aperture) with high contrast flat items, an astro screen (ie: #5) can be useful.