Re: Query for a friend...

[Alan Chan]

Btw, I am selling my Pentax LX SE-25 & Beattie Intenscreen Grid/Split LX/MX for USD20, free shipping to Canada & US. The SE-25 is in mint condition (scratch & mark free) with plastic case, tweezer & box (no manual). The bottom edge of the Beattie was filed to fit my MX better. Slight scratches on the screen, but not quite visible when installed (won't appear dark at least), no original plastic tweezer (quite useless actually). Everything else from the original package is included. Let me know if anyone is interested.

regards,
Alan Chan

No, I havent succumbed and bought an LX yet and know nothing about
screens, so am posting this for a friend who needs some advice.  Thanks

"The Pentax User Magazine site "http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/index.html";
has for sale under camera accessories "Beattie" replacement focusing
screens for the Z1/Z1P, MX & LX. Does anyone have any experience of
these. I do a lot of available light shooting with Pentax MX & Z1 and
any extra focusing help would be usefull as the Z1 is dim, though the MX
is allready very bright. I mostly use fast lenses for this 1.4-2.8 but
use normal 3.4-4.5 zooms the rest of the time. One thing I'm concerned
about is that If I get one with a focusing aid for the Z1 that it would
interfere with the autofocus ? They also do a clear one. Anyone had any
experience with them ?"

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