Hi Alan, > I have the 'F' which looks identical to the FB. As far as I know, they are > identical (but can't be since they have different names?).
--Thats what is says on Boz's site, but I can't tell either > It fits any bodies since the M series. I don't think it will fit K or > earlier series, just like Refconverter M/A. It covers more than the splite > image & microprisms, but I cannot provide any figure. However, I have found > the magnification of the Refconverter A seems to provide clearer and > slightly higher magnification at 2X setting. --The eyepiece cover of my MZS fits perfectly on my K1000. The only contact it needs to make to work is to able to slide down the rails. Yes/No/Maybe? > > >2] Can you use it in portrait format, using your right eye, the pictures > >dont really show you how far back it bends? > > Why not? --Well I downloaded the manual for the magnifier F (Theres no FB on the US site) and it shows how far the tube bends back, dosn't it get in the way when you turn the camera into portrait mode? > > >3] Is it of metal construction or a cheap and nasty plastic thingy? > > Plastic and rubber body, coated glasses. But the whole thing don't feel > cheap. You can even flip it up (but might get in the way depends on the > bodies. I can flip it up completely with MX, but not Z-1p. Perhaps the FB > fixed this problem? If you want metal, looks for the M, but I have seen it > once only on eBay, and it wasn't cheap (even rarer than Refconverter A). --I would prefer metal, I'm rather strange that way, the more delicate an item, the more likely I'm to break it. I've seen one refconverter at $400- I rather buy a limited lens for that kind of money. Thanks, Feroze
