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whelmed · 04-21-2010, 05:03 AM

Can you grab the 45' split focus screen off of an old Pentax film camera and put it on a K10d?

rockmaster1964 · 04-21-2010, 05:16 AM

Not without cutting it down to the size of the k10d screen size. There are posts on this site of people doing this. Check youtube also.

whelmed · 04-21-2010, 07:06 AM

Hrm, will search for them. Is the quality any better than using a 3rd party one when doing this?

JeffJS · 04-21-2010, 07:40 AM

If I'm not mistaken, and this may be old information, the Jinfinance (ebay) screens are, or use to be, Pentax screens cut down. There's another company (the link escapes me at the moment) somewhere in Asia that resizes Nikon (IIRC) screens. Their price is more than the Jinfinance screens but still less than the Katzeye screens.

**iCrop** · 04-21-2010, 07:47 AM

Originally posted by JeffJS

If I'm not mistaken, and this may be old information, the Jinfinance (ebay) screens are, or use to be, Pentax screens cut down. There's another company (the link escapes me at the moment) somewhere in Asia that resizes Nikon (IIRC) screens. Their price is more than the Jinfinance screens but still less than the Katzeye screens.

You're thinking of Focusing Screen. I have them in my K10D, K20D and K-7. ~$70 each and they work well.

JeffJS · 04-21-2010, 07:51 AM

Originally posted by iCrop

You're thinking of Focusing Screen. I have them in my K10D, K20D and K-7. ~$70 each and they work well.

Yep That's the one. Thank you.. I'll have to look into one for my K7. I have a Katzeye for my 10/20 but can't see spending the money for one on the K7.

04-21-2010, 05:03 AM	#1
whelmed Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 57	Focus screen transplant Can you grab the 45' split focus screen off of an old Pentax film camera and put it on a K10d?

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04-21-2010, 05:16 AM	#2
rockmaster1964 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frisco Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 382	Not without cutting it down to the size of the k10d screen size. There are posts on this site of people doing this. Check youtube also.

04-21-2010, 07:06 AM	#3
whelmed Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 57 Original Poster	Hrm, will search for them. Is the quality any better than using a 3rd party one when doing this?

04-21-2010, 07:40 AM	#4
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	If I'm not mistaken, and this may be old information, the Jinfinance (ebay) screens are, or use to be, Pentax screens cut down. There's another company (the link escapes me at the moment) somewhere in Asia that resizes Nikon (IIRC) screens. Their price is more than the Jinfinance screens but still less than the Katzeye screens.

04-21-2010, 07:47 AM	#5
iCrop Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson Photos: Gallery Posts: 292	Originally posted by JeffJS If I'm not mistaken, and this may be old information, the Jinfinance (ebay) screens are, or use to be, Pentax screens cut down. There's another company (the link escapes me at the moment) somewhere in Asia that resizes Nikon (IIRC) screens. Their price is more than the Jinfinance screens but still less than the Katzeye screens. You're thinking of Focusing Screen. I have them in my K10D, K20D and K-7. ~$70 each and they work well.

04-21-2010, 07:51 AM	#6
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by iCrop You're thinking of Focusing Screen. I have them in my K10D, K20D and K-7. ~$70 each and they work well. Yep That's the one. Thank you.. I'll have to look into one for my K7. I have a Katzeye for my 10/20 but can't see spending the money for one on the K7.

Focus screen transplant

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