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Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
I hear you, and the split focusing screen would help. A friend has a Katz eye and if's very clear and easy to focus manually. He had to take it out and put it back a few times before he got it exactly right though. (he also had the magnifier) I want to do more of that, so I just ordered a spli...
Posted by farfisa on 18/11/2008 - 07:58
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
I hear you, and the split focusing screen would help. A friend has a Katz eye and if's very clear and easy to focus manually. He had to take it out and put it back a few times before he got it exactly right though. (he also had the magnifier) I want to do more of that, so I just ordered a spli...
Posted by Mongoose on 18/11/2008 - 08:49
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
Hi Folks, Watch this - I'm going to stay ON topic! (I think), (sort of). I just googled the Katz-eye site and they offer two extra options to the $105.00 standard screen, I wonder what you think of these: Optibrite Brightness Enhancement Treatment - $55.00 Pentax AF Area Brackets ...
Posted by Mac on 18/11/2008 - 11:24
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
I want to do more of that, so I just ordered a split focus screen, not from Katz-eye, but from an eBay seller in China. The total price including shipping was less than the shipping alone for the Katz-eye, but it could be complete garbage. We'll see! Depending on which one it is, it might fit fine...
Posted by iceblinker on 18/11/2008 - 13:34
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
I wonder what you think of these: Optibrite Brightness Enhancement Treatment - $55.00 Pentax AF Area Brackets - $40.00 I for one, would be getting the Katz-eye for manual focusing, so shouldn't need the AF brackets? Would the brightness option be some sort of SMC like...
Posted by iceblinker on 18/11/2008 - 13:44
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
Thanks Pete! With a K110D pentaMIRROR, I agree that the brighter the better. Never thought of the spot metering being affected, but you make a very good point. Did you move next to Center Weighted? Agree that the AF marks are not needed - nor the extra cost. Should I buy two? One with, a...
Posted by Mac on 18/11/2008 - 20:22
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
I rarely used spot metering even with the standard screen, so giving up this feature was no great loss when I replaced the screen. I'm happy to use centre weighted and adjust as necessary. Katz Eye have some more technical info and advice on their website on spot metering. A side-by-side compari...
Posted by iceblinker on 18/11/2008 - 23:01
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
Looking again at the Katz Eye website, there is less info on spot metering there than I remembered, and it seems rather optimistic, particularly for the K100/200D: "The Katz Eye™ focusing screen for the Pentax K100D/K110D/K200D shows no significant effect on metering. Based on an analysis of the ...
Posted by iceblinker on 19/11/2008 - 01:00
Pentax K200D's disadvantage: viewfinder !
And.......... It's done. Order for the screen with brightness and no AF marks has gone to Katz-eye. (This transaction just presented me with an indication of how much the Canadian dollar has fallen in comparrison to the US buck. We're only at 78 cents now.:shock: Ow!) And I'll probably get ...
Posted by Mac on 19/11/2008 - 19:55
K20D...honest appraisal from users please...
1. I don't know yet. Only just got my K20D! The other questions also apply to the K10D: 2. I have my front wheel set to change the ISO in most modes. Fast and easy. Also the Green button for Auto ISO. 3. Not bad, though I prefer to use the Katz Eye screen. Search this forum for "Katz Eye" a...
Posted by iceblinker on 26/01/2009 - 19:24
K20ds Here
I wonder why they were faulty in the 1st place. I've had two brand new K20Ds from SRS and both require at least a -10 AF adustment for precise auto focusing with nearly all my lenses. The first was returned and may end up as a refurb, hopefully after being recalibrated by Pentax. The second: I've...
Posted by iceblinker on 07/02/2009 - 13:15
K20ds Here
I wonder why they were faulty in the 1st place. I've had two brand new K20Ds from SRS and both require at least a -10 AF adustment for precise auto focusing with nearly all my lenses. The first was returned and may end up as a refurb, hopefully after being recalibrated by Pentax. The second: I've...
Posted by capabilities on 07/02/2009 - 20:15
Split screen focus aid - a few questions
The cheap Chinese screen I got off eBay was rubbish compared to a katz Eye - which is better made altogether and doesn't black out so easily. The price is high but it's worth it. Don't worry, you don't have to take your camera apart to change the screen. It just clips in. See http://www.youtube.c...
Posted by iceblinker on 22/02/2009 - 19:48
Split screen focus aid - a few questions
The only ones available seem to be for the K10/20, are they the same size as the K100/200? :?: They do one for the K100 too: www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--Katz-Eye-Focusing-Screen-for-the-Pentax-K100D--prod_K100D.html There is a distributer in the Netherlands as well. Search this forum for "Katz...
Posted by iceblinker on 22/02/2009 - 19:49
Split screen focus aid - a few questions
That one is different from the Katz Eye in that the microprism collar is much larger in relation to the split circle. Also it looks like the one in the picture has an alignment fault along the left side of the split. Altogether it looks like the even cheaper screen I got off eBay that was NOT as ...
Posted by iceblinker on 23/02/2009 - 17:48
Split screen focus aid - a few questions
Spot metering is affected. The answer is to use Centre-weighted instead. This has been mentioned on the forum before. This will be the case with all split-image screens, not just katz Eye's. From www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--Pentax-K10D-K20D-Focusing-Screen--prod_K10D.html : "Spot Metering Mode...
Posted by iceblinker on 24/02/2009 - 02:51
Advice needed: Eyepiece Magnifiers+Focus screens
Hello Pentax user's I have been looking at eyepiece magnification for my pentax, that was until i came across something called " " focusing screens. They do ones for most of the pentax SLR'S but they are expensive, about $100-160 compared to 40-50 quid for a genuine Pentax O-ME53 Viewfinder. The ...
Posted by scottie on 07/04/2009 - 16:09
Advice needed: Eyepiece Magnifiers+Focus screens
I have no experience With Katz Eye or the Pentax O-Me53 but others on this forum have. Try here for hyperfocal distance.
Posted by mr.mellow on 07/04/2009 - 22:02
Advice needed: Eyepiece Magnifiers+Focus screens
I use a Katz Eye split-image screen with my K20D and previously K10D. I wouldn't want to be without it even if I stopped ever using manual focusing. It's so good to have instant optical precise confirmation of focus (when the subject is suitable). More details can be found by searching this forum an...
Posted by iceblinker on 08/04/2009 - 23:17
K20D Focusing Screen
The cheap ones are rubbish. See https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/split-image--between-ebay--splitscreen-com-and-katz-eye--16045/p-0#comm_164448 and https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/search/katz-eye
Posted by iceblinker on 29/12/2009 - 21:29
