I converted an MX screen for my use on my DS - no problems with thickness.
On 1/30/06, Tomasz Machnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I am sure it isn't a new idea, but I could not find any specific data in
> the archive.
>
> It is time to upgrade my DS with split-image/raster focussing screen
> ripped from an older (Pentax) body.
>
> There are some places on the Net offering s/i screens, but:
> 1. the cost is more than 10 donor manual bodies
> 2. they do not have stock (if ever had)
>
> Apart from necessary cutting/filing to the smaller size (25x17.5mm) the
> only problem is thickness - does anyone have some info on thickness of
> the screens in some cheap (Pentax or not) bodies? I read in the archive
> that all screens in Pentax AF bodies are the same size - does "AF"
> include digital?
>
> The original screen in DS is about 1.3mm thick (1/200" would be a
> standard size?) - yes, I know I need a better measurement tool :)
>
>
> thanks
> tomasz
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