Do all the pentax DSLRs have user changeable screens and which screen types are not available for them that forces you to "do it yourself" like this? (Seems weird that they would have the screens user changeable and not have the ones you want). jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Papenfuss Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:29 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any screens for manual focusing on *ist DS? > > I bought an old, used, Minolta split prism focus screen from a > > local camera shop for $5. After about 45 minutes of extremely careful > > sanding, I got it to fit the APS-sized screen in my *ist-DS. I've been > > using it ever since and can completely nail the focus on such > > time-independent careful shots. Shots on the fly or of motion still > > require the practice... :) > > > That makes me wondering - I have a spare focusing screen from one of > my > MXs... Or may be I'll buy a screen for a MZ-M (it will be brighter for > sure) and do the surgery? Thanks for the idea. :) > It is a bugger to do, lemme warn you. The way I did it was to get out my dial calipers and measure the old one. Then I split the difference between that and the new (oversize) one and scratched a line on the edge. Repeat for the other dimension and at least there's a target. The really annoying part is trying to sand all that stuff off while only holding the screen by the edge. A dremel or fine-grit belt sander would have helped. -Cory -- ************************************************************************ * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************************************ * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
