Split prism on the D7200 for those who want to mod theirs...

rickHo

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Last year, I added a K type split prism to my D7200. I might do an article for this in Richard Haw's Classic Nikkor Maintenance Site | Classic Nikkors Repair and DIY maintenance (my blog) if there is enough interest for this.
I removed it after a couple of months since the focus confirmation dot is sufficient for me anyways and it just makes my macro shooting more difficult. The D7200 is my camera for bug photography :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
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480sparky

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I had a KatzEye for my D7000 and removed it when I sold it. It fits in the D7100 I have now. Maybe........... just maybe............ it would work in the D7200 as well.
 
hark

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rickHo said:
I removed it after a couple of months since the focus confirmation dot is sufficient for me anyways and it just makes my macro shooting more difficult.
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You don't use Live View for your macro photography?

I loved the split screen on my Minolta XG-M.
 
Marcel

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hark said:
You don't use Live View for your macro photography?

I loved the split screen on my Minolta XG-M.
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Maybe I could use LV for macro when the object is not moving (absolutely NO wind) and the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise, I find it too slow for hand held macro shooting. The split-screen or fresnel focusing screens are way better IMHO.
 
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hark said:
You don't use Live View for your macro photography?

I loved the split screen on my Minolta XG-M.
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I don't use it for anything really. The only time I ever did use it, when I had to go really low to the ground. That's when I was thankful for the D750's tilting screen.
 
hark

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rickHo said:
oh, i thought that you were referring at shooting on the field with live bugs.
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My comment meant switching the camera to Live View instead of using the viewfinder when photographing macro subjects. And I put my camera in manual focus so tiny focusing adjustments can be made. Seems to be more accurate for focusing with macro than using the viewfinder especially when the subject is very tiny.
 
rickHo

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Hi! I shoot my macros hand-held. i get best results with AF-C (i have poor eyesight). i sometimes set it to MF when I absolutely need to have control and if the subject is stationary (which rarely happens) or if I need to shoot at 1:1 or greater. for those, LV would have been to slow for me since i usually shoot fast moving bugs.
 
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