Comments on: Manual focus screen for a digital SLR

By: Jamey Larousse

Jamey Larousse — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:41:24 +0000

This is amazingly low cost for such camera.

By: googfan

googfan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:30:53 +0000

That seems like a very scary thing to do. Those sensors are more delicate then hard drives.

ok not quite, but i would never do that to my camera.

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By: tt

tt — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:02:43 +0000

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By: Big Ben

Big Ben — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:38:34 +0000

Err…. there’s something wrong with the focus on your camera? I mean, I realize there is _NOW_, after the original focusing screen’s been removed. But there was before?

I used to replace the split-image rangefinders in my SLRs with an entirely matte-surface screen. Focusing was much easier without that silly distracting split-image thing. I can’t imagine going the other way. But to each his own, I guess.

Depending on the camera, this can be very destructive to its ability to focus — just a warning. The screen is all-matte for a reason.

By: Alan Anderson

Alan Anderson — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:14:24 +0000

If you’re interested in performing this hack, You can buy a new focus screen from Katz Eye Optics at http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/. You can also purchase new ones from Haoda Optical Research Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/screen4DSLR/.

By: Photodan

Photodan — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:50:51 +0000

This hack really isn’t recommended because of the potential damage you could do to your original focusing screen. They’re ultra sensitive to scratching because they’re laser etched. Even a cotton swab can do a lot of damage.

It’s also likely that the “new” screen will result in inaccurately focused pictures. The thickness/spacing of the screen is crucial to correct focusing.

By: JanErik

JanErik — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:07:57 +0000

Actually there are ready-made focus screens available from http://www.keoptics.com/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/screen4DSLR/ . Mostly for Canon, and they cost around 100

By: furtim

furtim — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:03:40 +0000

Yeah, a scratched focus screen would drive me nuts.

I also had another thought: is there a way to get these focus screens without ripping apart an old camera? Granted, sometimes the ripping apart is halft he fun, but then you end up with big scratches on your new focus screen. I imagine there must be some supplier for camera repair shops or whatever where you can purchase these kinds of spare parts, but does anyone know of one?

By: grayskies

grayskies — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:20:20 +0000

this is pretty cool, although I couldn’t stand it with the huge scratch on it.

By: furtim

furtim — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:18:35 +0000

Actually, my (film) N65 also leaves out the split-circle focus ring in favour of showing the AF sensor zones. I might try this hack, except that I couldn’t afford to replace my Nikon if I screwed it up.