One of my MXs currently has an SF-1 screen. I love it, Split/M-Prism collars drive me nuts. Just bought 2 plain matte screens for the LX. And I don't even 'have' the LX yet! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 10:09 AM > To: [email protected] > 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 >
