Thanks, J.C. I'll probably get the Katzeye for the K-7. If it works out well for me, I may very well swap out screens on my other most-often-used cameras.
Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:51 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > I changed my focus screen on a DS about > 3 years ago (same time I bought camera). > I put a split image rangefinder in there > and it works great to about F4, if you > line your eye up to the finder just right, > even F5.6 can work. The finders are easy > swap out, you just need a pair of large > tweezers or a small pair of needle nose > pliers to grab the little tab of the screen. > I bought my third party screen from a seller in china > on ebay. > > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jeffery Smith > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 3:38 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: new camera > > > Hey Larry, > > I have to admit that I really avoid manual focusing of late because of the > lack of a split prism/split image focusing screen. For me, matte focusing > screens were only useful when using a tele that was so slow that half of the > split images blacked out. On Nikon SLRs in the 70's, it was called a > K-screen. To give you some idea of how ignorant I am of modern dSLRs, I > didn't realize that the user could change screens until I went to the > Katzeye site and downloaded the instructions (!). User-changeable screens > was such a perk back in the 70's, if the screen was changeable, the customer > knew it as it was highly touted in the specifications and user manual. > > I haven't fooled around much with histograms in the theater productions > because the lighting changes from minute to minute. This is one of those > rare occasions when automation seems to work far better than my futzing with > the controls. I get a spot reading on the subject's chest or face, and keep > the shutter button partially depressed. I do have to experiment a bit more > with the green button feature, and will pull out my Magic Lantern book this > evening to get a better grip on some of the program features. > > Is the Katzeye relatively easy to install on the Pentax? I've never had an > issue with screen swapping on Rolleiflexes, but they are big and easy to > fool with. > > Jeffery > > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >>> I do a significant amount of shooting theater productions, and the >>> shutter lag is a major issue for me, as is sensitivity/dynamic range. >>> The E-5 is significantly improved here, or is it simply not a problem >>> with the E-5? >>> >>> The K-x has not been an issue with dynamic range/sensitivity for me, >>> and the 77/1.8 is a great focal length for most productions. However, >>> I do get a lot of lost shots because what I pulled the trigger on had >>> changed by the time the shutter actually fired. >> >> My K-x is set up so that the AE-lock button is also the autofocus lock >> button. If I feel that I can trust the autofocus to pick the right >> thing to focus on (especially tough without the indicator lights) I'll >> use autofocus to prefocus, then hit the lock button so the camera >> fires when I'm ready. Alternatively, I have a katzeye focusing >> screen, so manual focus is easy for me in cases like that, and I'll >> just manually focus. >> >> If you think that the debates about sensor size, or vi vs. emacs, or >> any of the other religious wars are bad, try to avoid the matte glass >> vs. split prism debate. For me, when I first bought a katzeye screen, >> it was like growing back a lost appendage. I have had a weird problem >> with my K-x in that the focusing screen has a nasty habit of falling >> out. I may have tweaked the metal bracket just a bit, and I *think* I >> tried to bend it back the last time that it happened. >> >> I haven't done a lot of theater work, but I do a lot of band >> photography, and I think that they are probably fairly similar in what >> challenges you face. By the way, do you check your histograms and >> expose for the brightest channel when manually setting your exposure? >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > Jeffery L. 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