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I have been a manual focus shooter for a good while now (Leica M being my primary system) and I have a Nikon Df on the side. It sees quite little action, for whatever reason.
I don't have many lenses for Df, but I have two screw-drive AF lenses and one pre-Ai lens for it. The pre-Ai 135mm f/2.8 is most definitely the most fun one to shoot! Seems like I need to have some mild and friendly challenge for the shoot to be engaging and fun.
I like the focus dot but I don't like how it's pretty inaccurate with shorter focal lengths (20mm f/1.8 and 55mm f/3.5). The dot is perfect or at least good enough with the 135/2.8. My Df might have a mild issue with the AF module perhaps? Secondly of course the dot is there in the corner so my shooting is not the most fluent it could be.
So we arrive at the question of focusing screens.
I'm looking at these traditional split prism ones like type E, Ec-B in particular, and K3.
There's a lot of information and misinformation on the internet about focusing screens on DSLRs. I assume some bad experiences are because of poor fitting.
There's often talk about lens speeds and whatnot when talking about retrofitted screens. Talking about either Ec-B or K3 screens, what should I expect when using...
* ultrafast primes (f/1.2-1.4)
* fast primes (f/1.8-2.8)
* slow zooms (f/3.5-5.6)
I understand that AF and the DRF dot and metering shouldn't be affected at all from having a new screen installed.
If I am convinced this could breathe new life to my Df usage I'd send my camera for AF calibration and they'd fit the screen before calibrations so that it should be installed tiptop?
And finally, this might sound funny, any thoughts about fitting a split prism focusing screen on another Nikon body such as D750 or D810 instead of Df?
I don't have many lenses for Df, but I have two screw-drive AF lenses and one pre-Ai lens for it. The pre-Ai 135mm f/2.8 is most definitely the most fun one to shoot! Seems like I need to have some mild and friendly challenge for the shoot to be engaging and fun.
I like the focus dot but I don't like how it's pretty inaccurate with shorter focal lengths (20mm f/1.8 and 55mm f/3.5). The dot is perfect or at least good enough with the 135/2.8. My Df might have a mild issue with the AF module perhaps? Secondly of course the dot is there in the corner so my shooting is not the most fluent it could be.
So we arrive at the question of focusing screens.
I'm looking at these traditional split prism ones like type E, Ec-B in particular, and K3.
There's a lot of information and misinformation on the internet about focusing screens on DSLRs. I assume some bad experiences are because of poor fitting.
There's often talk about lens speeds and whatnot when talking about retrofitted screens. Talking about either Ec-B or K3 screens, what should I expect when using...
* ultrafast primes (f/1.2-1.4)
* fast primes (f/1.8-2.8)
* slow zooms (f/3.5-5.6)
I understand that AF and the DRF dot and metering shouldn't be affected at all from having a new screen installed.
If I am convinced this could breathe new life to my Df usage I'd send my camera for AF calibration and they'd fit the screen before calibrations so that it should be installed tiptop?
And finally, this might sound funny, any thoughts about fitting a split prism focusing screen on another Nikon body such as D750 or D810 instead of Df?