Focussing screen for the 645NII

hoshisato
Posted 17/08/2011 - 17:13 Link
I am the proud owner of a Pentax 645NII and have recently obtained some used Pentax SMC 645 A lenses and they work fine for me, but I now start to feel the need for a split-image / microprisms focussing screen just like I had on my Pentax ME. I did some Google searches and noticed that they do indeed sell these but I seem to have read somewhere that some of these, the once intended for the Pentax 645/645N won't fit on a 645NII, or so.

Can I install a focussing screen myself? Are there really differences between the focussing screens for the different Pentax 645 cameras? What else do I need to look out for? Where would you recommend buying these (preferably not eBay)?
I am in the UK, if that makes any difference.

Thanks!
Cameras: Pentax 67II / 645NII / K20D / MZ-S / MZ-3 / ME
Gallery: Hans ter Horst Photography
Grisha
Posted 20/08/2011 - 22:09 Link
I'm interested too, it's hard to find
Why it shouldn't fit on the NII?
I know this one http://www.tincheungcamera.com.hk/product/500
Grisha
Posted 20/08/2011 - 22:13 Link
Hans can we organise a London film photo walk?
hoshisato
Posted 07/09/2012 - 21:27 Link
Grisha wrote:
Hans can we organise a London film photo walk?
Sorry, I didn't see your comment until now. Anytime you want in a weekend
Cameras: Pentax 67II / 645NII / K20D / MZ-S / MZ-3 / ME
Gallery: Hans ter Horst Photography
hoshisato
Posted 07/09/2012 - 21:32 Link
In the end I decided not to buy a focusing screen but rely completely on the focus indicator of the camera's viewfinder instead. I focus on the area or subject I want to get in focus until the indicator lights up in the viewfinder and then compose the shot; not great for street photography although that is how I shot this fast moving bride in Harajuku in Tokyo: http://flic.kr/p/cFvZNA
Cameras: Pentax 67II / 645NII / K20D / MZ-S / MZ-3 / ME
Gallery: Hans ter Horst Photography

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