On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Patrick Schork wrote:
I converted an MX screen for my use on my DS - no problems with thickness.
With the encouragement of this thread, I went by the local camera
shop today. He's got lots of old junk cameras, so I bought the
split-prism screen out of an old dead Minolta for $5. After about 1/2
hour of sanding on it, I got it from the original size of
1.405"x920"x0.050"
to that of the -DS's stock screen of
0.985"x690"x0.050"
Preliminary testing seems to imply accurate focusing (both manual
and auto), and negligible impact on metering. I'm pumped! I can now
immediately zero in on correct focus with all my old MF glass. I'm also
able to read the split prism down to f/8-f/11 by careful eye placement.
One thing to note... on these smaller sizes, the split prism is a
larger *fraction* of the viewfinder. Doesn't bother me, but it does take
up 1/4-1/3 of the vertical distance.
Now... if only I could find one with a *diagonal* split, rather
than the horizontal, I'd be cooking.
Thanks for the idea.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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