Review statistics for manntax | | Accessories Added | 1 (View Accessory Entires) | Reviews Posted | 3 (View Reviews) | Number of times products viewed | 4,879 | Latest Accessory Addition | Pentax Matte with circle (SE, SE-20, SE-25) | Latest Review Posted | PENTAX Refconverter A Review is for Pentax Refconverter - A , which I bought to replace the 'M' version. I did so because M version had too small viewing area and the viewfinder information in my Z1p and K10D were cut off. I am using it with my MX , Z1p and K10D, to assist my low angle photography as well as in other applications. Generally speaking I like using cameras in portrait mode a lot and this ref converter allows me lowering the framing to just the right level with me just looking down , like in waist lever finder . Also low angle photos are breeze with this as well as night shots ( moon shots particularly hard without X2 magnification to nail the focus).
Also another surprisingly useful application is to get sharpness confirmed with super wide angle lenses. On X2 setting each lens' focal length is doubled. Now I can focus much more accurately with my Tokina 17mm because central part of the area in X2 mode gives me around 35mm FOW - which is much easier to focus with split screen.
I also checked it on my fault K1000 and can confirm that this Refconverter-A WILL fit the viewfinder of K1000 with no problem. I don't know why some saying that this will work only with all pentax bodies from M-series. to me K-series also is supported,
In all cases the viewfinder is very well visible with all surrounding areas. Some people complain about dioptre adjustment shifting when magnification switch is changed. That is the case when your Refconverter is not having its dioptre adjusted properly. A... | |