Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen

I thought my point was obvious.


Tom C.

>From: graywolf <gray_wolfcharter.net>
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>Subject: Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:03:57 -0400
>
>They sold billions of plastic cameras with a single
element lens too. So 
>what is
>your point?
>
>In the case of my MX's back then they sold them with a
split image screen 
>so
>they could sell me a plain ground glass screen for
another $35.
>
>
>Tom C wrote:
> > Yeah I guess you're right.  Those millions of
SLR's sold with split 
>prism
> > screens in the 60's, 70's, 80's all had them for
no good reason.
> >
> > Tom C.
> >
> >
> >> From: graywolf <gray_wolfcharter.net>
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> >> Subject: Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen
> >> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:37:23 -0400
> >>
> >> Just to give the other point of view, I hate
split image focusing 
>devices.
> >> To me
> >> they are annoying, right in the middle of the
picture where I want to 
>see
> >> what I
> >> am looking at, and they are not as accurate as
you guys seem to think 
>they
> >> are.
> >> Plain ground glass with grid is my choice. It
is interesting how many 
>folks
> >> do
> >> not trust their eye.
> >>
> >> In my opinion that is because they do not know
how to focus a ground 
>glass
> >> image. The trick is to trust that first
instant when the imagae snaps 
>into
> >> focus. If you start fiddling the focus back
and forth your eye has time 
>to
> >> try
> >> to adjust itself, and you will never get
right. I have always found 
>that I
> >> get a
> >> higher percentage of properly focused images
that way than I do with
> >> autofocus.
> >> That method has a couple of other advantages;
it is very quick, and you 
>can
> >> focus anywhere on the screen.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom C wrote:
> >>> I 3rd or 4th it.  I've missed the split
prism screen since my MX.  It
> >> would
> >>> appear that when AF came along, it was
arbitrarily decided that a
> >> focusing
> >>> aid for manual focus was no longer
important.
> >>>
> >>> I used to, when starting out, take a steak
knife with me and jam it in
> >> the
> >>> ground, wherever, at the point I wanted
critical focus.  I'd then use
> >> the
> >>> split screen to get it razor sharp.
> >>>
> >>> No need to ruin a shot because of missed
focus.  We're all fallible.
> >>>
> >>> Tom C.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: "Steve Desjardins"
<DesJardinSwlu.edu>
> >>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
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> >>>> To: <pdmlpdml.net>
> >>>> Subject: Re: Katz Eye Split prism
screen
> >>>> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:26:17 -0400
> >>>>
> >>>> Me too.  I have a few MF lenses I
really like and that Matte screen 
>is
> >>>> lacking.  Either that or my eyes are.
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> <Eactivistaol.com> 10/23/2007 3:59 PM >>>
> >>>> In a message dated 10/23/2007 10:04:47
A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time,
> >>>> BobBlakely.com writes:
> >>>> My Katz Eye Split prism screen  just
arrived. I'll install it in my
> >>>> backup
> >>>> K10D tonight and give you a  report
after a couple of days of playing
> >>>> with
> >>>> it. and comparing it to the  main.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Bob...
> >>>>
> >>>> ===========
> >>>> I would be interested, now  the price
is down, I've been eyeing the
> >>>> K10D. And
> >>>> I want a split screen  too.
> >>>>
> >>>> Marnie aka Doe  
> >>>>
> >>>>
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