> > 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
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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