Ok, so while my computer system is being configured for more work
space so I can get digital image processing up and rolling, I pulled
out the $30 MX I bought shortly before leaving on this trip. The
matte focusing screen (SE20, from the LX model) I found used dropped
in without a hitch ... it's used and not perfect, but good enough ...
no more of that distracting prism gobbledegook in the middle of the
viewfinder ... and I scavenged up a set of fresh S76 batteries from
deep in my fridge. Also fitted an A50/1.7 lens.
My gosh, everything works fine. The 50mm snaps in and out of focus
crisply and easily. I tried the A24/2.8 and A35/2.8 too, and they
look grand: focus easily. The viewfinder is so close to my old
favorite, customized Nikon FM I feel like I've just gone home again.
I guess I should defrost a roll of that funny gelatin covered plastic
storage medium and see how it works, eh?
];-)
Godfrey
