The cameras that have interchangeable screens are as far as I can determine the following, *ist-D *ist-Ds/Ds2 K10D and the late lamented MZ-D
The others may have interchangeable screens but I haven' J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Do all the pentax DSLRs have user changeable screens > and which screen types are not available for them that forces > you to "do it yourself" like this? (Seems weird that they > would have the screens user changeable and not have the > ones you want). > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Cory Papenfuss > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:29 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Any screens for manual focusing on *ist DS? > > > >>> 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 > > -- > > ************************************************************************ > * > * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA > * > * Electrical Engineering > * > * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University > * > ************************************************************************ > * > > > -- In God We Trust. All others pay cash. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
