There was a clear glass with crosshairs screen for the MX intended for just such use. Maybe one could be fitted to your ME Super.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:12 AM Subject: Clear glass focussing screen? > I've been having trouble focussing on specimens at high magnification (800X > to 1500X) and the only way I can do it is by focussing the microscope and > correcting for the difference (2,5 um) before taking the picture - this is a > bore and does not always work. There are very expensive solutions to this > problem, but I'm out of cash right now. > > I need a K mount Pentax body with a clear glass focussing screen - without > focussing aids like split image or those micro-prisms. Anyone got any ideas? > The ME Super I'm using is perfect in other respects as it can be used in > automatic mode and reads the exposure very well. And the slow speeds are > useful. Changing the screen is not an inviting prospect and would mess up a > lot of other things. > > Even a ring of clear glass around the centre of the screen would be enough. > > Don > > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > Updated: March 30, 2002 > > >
