Should I understand that LX/MX screens are mechanicaly compatible with Z1 screens?
2005/6/10, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Great to know ;-)) Might there be a greater variety of screens available > using the LX screens in an MX. > > If a screen was purchased new and kept in its case, never having been > installed in a camera, would it eventually yellow and lose brightness? > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 6/10/2005 8:11:28 AM > > Subject: Re: Minor *ist D Surgery > > > > The last glass focusing screens seen in Pentax cameras were employed in > > K-series cameras, including the early K1000. > > After that, all Pentax 35mm SLR cameras since 1976 use plastic screens, > > including most of K1000, the MX and the LX. > > I don't know about MF. > > > > A rather known trick for improving the brightness of the MX viewfinder is > > replacing its original screen with one for the PZ1 or MZ-S. This > increases > > brightness not only because the newer screens are brighter than the older > > ones by their technology, but also because the old plastic screens of the > MX > > have yellowed and lost part of their original transparency over the years. > > > > Dario > > -- ---------------------- Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
