| I received my split image focusing screen in the mail this morning! I reread this thread before performing this 'delicate operation'... I prepared the operating room, tools, patient (ie camera) and calmed my nerves... my first challenge was to open the retention bracket - I couldn't seem to get it to co-operate - after several minutes of trying and growing frustration it finally 'gave way'. I removed the exiting screen and 'installed' the split image screen. So far so good - then the next 'problem' I could not get the retention bracket to close - again after several minutes of trying and increasing frustration it finally 'decided' to close. Because of your experience Deni, I put a folded piece of lens paper in front of the mirror and no damage was done - but in the prolonged attempts to close the retention bracket a fair bit of dust and fibre attached itself to the split image focusing screen! It is very frustrating but what is done is done... I must have done all the steps correctly (if not efficiently), after testing the new screen it works although more 'dirty' than I hoped it would be...
I put on my newly acquired Kiron 28mm f2.0 and went for a walk to test the new focusing screen. I was expecting a bigger difference than what I experienced. In certain circumstances it helps quite a bit, in other situations it is hard to see the actual 'focusing part of the screen' I guess the bottom line is that between the split image focusing screen and help of the camera itself manual focusing is achieved - it may be that I just have to use it more to become more proficient with it...
Any other comments from you out there with a split image focusing screen would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Mike |