On Wed, 18 May 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Yesterday I received the Pentax Magnifier FB that I ordered from B&H. > It fits the *ist DS perfectly: slides over the eyepiece after removing > the standard rubber protection, flips up and out of the way for normal > viewing, then clicks down into place to allow precision manual > focusing. The ocular is rubber coated and turns for focusing.
I think it is diopter adjustment, not sure it's the same as focusing. > It's very > compact and doesn't get in the way when flipped up ... you could leave > it on the camera nearly all the time and not notice it, although it > will get in the way if you fit an external flash unit. > > It makes doing precision focusing a breeze! Works especially well if > you are using wide angle lenses or doing macro work. $50 but well worth > it. Interesting. Last week I got hold of Magnifier M. I agree it is a good fit on the eyepiece and that it's a nice accessory, but found it awkward to use, because the ocular is small enough to, err, hurt my eye. I guess tripod is more or less compulsory with this. Kostas
