01-21-2012, 01:08 AM
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1327105771' post='15074']
It is made from a laser matte, so if you think you will be comfortable focusing with no other aids, yes, that will work. The -R effectively is an -S originally made for analog cameras.
On thing to check is whether the AF lights will still light up, considering it actually is made from a Canon laser matte for a 1V. If not, you will end up switching focusing screens a lot when switching between MF and AF.
Alternatively, you could consider the Katz-eye focusing screen for the D200, this one: [url="http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--Nikon-D200-Focusing-Screen--prod_D200.html"]http://www.katzeyeop...-prod_D200.html[/url]
It is more cluttered, but has an optimized matted area. Personally I would go for the OptiBright treatment as well, in case the Kat-Eye is selected, as that makes a significant difference to the brightness of the screen, useful with a camera like the D200. I've owned a Katz-Eye, and it worked well, but wha I really hated on the 40D is that because of the wedge, I couldn;t use the spotmeter, and with darker lenses the meterign was considerably out. According to the Katz-Eye website, the D200 screen should not really have these troubles, not as many anyway. More expensive, but I know these are good ones.
Kind regards, Wim
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Is there a reason why the screens for crop cameras don't have the option available for D700 the S type?
Right now I focus without any aid, but I miss sometimes when I haven't done it in while. And you are right Katz-Eye looks cluttered.
It is made from a laser matte, so if you think you will be comfortable focusing with no other aids, yes, that will work. The -R effectively is an -S originally made for analog cameras.
On thing to check is whether the AF lights will still light up, considering it actually is made from a Canon laser matte for a 1V. If not, you will end up switching focusing screens a lot when switching between MF and AF.
Alternatively, you could consider the Katz-eye focusing screen for the D200, this one: [url="http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--Nikon-D200-Focusing-Screen--prod_D200.html"]http://www.katzeyeop...-prod_D200.html[/url]
It is more cluttered, but has an optimized matted area. Personally I would go for the OptiBright treatment as well, in case the Kat-Eye is selected, as that makes a significant difference to the brightness of the screen, useful with a camera like the D200. I've owned a Katz-Eye, and it worked well, but wha I really hated on the 40D is that because of the wedge, I couldn;t use the spotmeter, and with darker lenses the meterign was considerably out. According to the Katz-Eye website, the D200 screen should not really have these troubles, not as many anyway. More expensive, but I know these are good ones.
Kind regards, Wim
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Is there a reason why the screens for crop cameras don't have the option available for D700 the S type?
Right now I focus without any aid, but I miss sometimes when I haven't done it in while. And you are right Katz-Eye looks cluttered.