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just got an email from KatzEye, anouncing that the slpit-prism type focusing screen is available for the KX. if anyone is geting one, please share their experiences!
 
Kx has the same viewfinder as Km.. and thy had Km screens many months ago .))
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Unfortunately Katzeye is a bit out of budget at the moment by the time I pay freight etc.

What about "Focussing Sceen" units ( http://www.focusingscreen.com/index.php?cPath=25_103 ) , they cost US$46.79 for what seems to be the same thing. Anyone with experience of this one too?
 
dantheman24 said:
dantheman24 said:
Yes, KatzEye does deliver to Switzerland, I ordered split screens several times.
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so can u tell me your experience with screens

did u install yourself

do they work as well as they say on the tin?
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I can't speak for the K-x or any other Pentax DSLR with non user replaceable viewfinder screens. I used the split screens of KatzEye on my K10D, K20D and K-7.

They do work as described. As long as the lens is faster than f/3.2, the split screens have nearly no significant impact on the light metering. From f/4, the metering starts to get affected, especially with spot metering as the center part of the viewfinder is darker than the rest.

The split screen is a great help for manual focusing lenses. I even used the split screen to calibrate the BF/FF of a few lenses on the K20D. But a split screen at 45° would be preferable.

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Dominique

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I second you in that.

I can add that it's a little bit more tricky to change it on cameras for which it is said the focusing screen can't be changed (experienced that on a K200D).

When I say tricky, it's not that difficult in fact. It can take 1 or 2 minutes.

Cheers
 
tcom said:
They do work as described. As long as the lens is faster than f/3.2, the split screens have nearly no significant impact on the light metering. From f/4, the metering starts to get affected, especially with spot metering as the center part of the viewfinder is darker than the rest.
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so with "consumer" kit lenses, typically f4-5.6 or so you're going to have problems? do the problems affect usability/functionality?

thanks
 
dantheman24 said:
dantheman24 said:
They do work as described. As long as the lens is faster than f/3.2, the split screens have nearly no significant impact on the light metering. From f/4, the metering starts to get affected, especially with spot metering as the center part of the viewfinder is darker than the rest.
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so with "consumer" kit lenses, typically f4-5.6 or so you're going to have problems? do the problems affect usability/functionality?
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You will likely need to compensate exposure by +1 - + 1.5EV when using spot metering. In normal exposure modes, the impact is much lower.

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Dominique

http://www.pbase.com/tcom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dschreckling/
 
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