Just noticed that they have produced a focusing screen for the D7100.
I think one of these would be great for macro work.
Nikon D7100 Focusing Screen
I think one of these would be great for macro work.
Nikon D7100 Focusing Screen
Just noticed that they have produced a focusing screen for the D7100.
I think one of these would be great for macro work.
Nikon D7100 Focusing Screen
Looking very hard at one of these. The price is definitely reasonable and I love the composition aids they can add. It also highlights one of my ongoing irritations with Nikon: Why don't they include something like this *in-camera*? None of my Nikon DSLR's have projected compositional aids in the viewfinder and, while my D7100 can project a grid (or not), the grid itself is useless for composition. Why ISN'T the grid a compositional standard (e.g. Rule of Two-Thirds)? This seems like such a no-brainer to me...Just noticed that they have produced a focusing screen for the D7100.
I think one of these would be great for macro work.
Nikon D7100 Focusing Screen
The KatzEye gives your camera what is called a split-focus screen. When you look through the viewfinder with a split-focus retical you see something like this (image shown out of focus here):i didn't really understand what its doing ... can someone explain to me ?
It helps you make very accurate manual-focus and it makes manual focus much easier and much faster generally speaking.so it make the focus better?
My first Minolta was the XG-M; and was quite a step up from my Pentax K1000.My Minolta XG-1 did that IIRC
No offense taken but, 1. NEWSFLASH! 35mm and Medium Format film photography is still huge, and 2. The advent of auto-focus is why they don't make split screens anymore, that and cost savings. Now, if you want to rely on auto-focus 100% of the time, great; go forth and enjoy, but for those of use who mastered the Dark Art of manual focus, split screens rock. Sort of like I know how to make fire without a Bic lighter because I'm a hiker. I've not need that skill very often but I'm glad I wasn't dependent on a Bic lighter the few times I have needed to make fire.No offence to anybody, but I believe the manufacturers don't include it anymore for a reason. Kind of like we don't shoot on 35 mm film anymore and I don't go out looking for 8 track tapes. To each his/her own.
... My eyes are nearly what they used to be and this would help immensely.
... It's pretty hard to manual focus without it with my poor eyes!
What's that?I second that my eyes are not even close to what they were when i was a lot younger.
No offense taken but, 1. NEWSFLASH! 35mm and Medium Format film photography is still huge, and 2. The advent of auto-focus is why they don't make split screens anymore, that and cost savings. Now, if you want to rely on auto-focus 100% of the time, great; go forth and enjoy, but for those of use who mastered the Dark Art of manual focus, split screens rock. Sort of like I know how to make fire without a Bic lighter because I'm a hiker. I've not need that skill very often but I'm glad I wasn't dependent on a Bic lighter the few times I have needed to make fire.
But as you point out... To each their own.
Sorry, but even your newsflash is old. If you think 35mm is huge you need to get out more often or move away from the third world. Huge? No way! Advent of autofocus? Autofocus has been around for decades! I've got to ask 2 things. 1) do you wear shoes when you hike? And 2) Does you refrigerator have an ice maker in it? Think about it!
I'm the department manager of a very large Visual Arts department at a college in southern California with an entire photography department at my disposal. I have roughly 15-25 professional photographers on my payroll at any given moment and see thousands of student photographers of all ages every year, as I have for last 13 years. For every digital class we offer, we fill three film-based classes. I'm sorry, but you simply don't know what you're talking about. Film is still a hugely respected and supported medium. You see, digital has brought more people to photography, but that hasn't diminished the number of people who shoot film.Sorry, but even your newsflash is old. If you think 35mm is huge you need to get out more often or move away from the third world. Huge? No way!
*facepalm*Advent of autofocus? Autofocus has been around for decades!
I don't have an icemaker in my freezer nor do I wear shoes when I'm hiking. Fact of the matter is I wear boots and I use plastic ice cube trays.
I'm the department manager of a very large Visual Arts department at a college in southern California with an entire photography department at my disposal. I have roughly 15-25 professional photographers on my payroll at any given moment and see thousands of student photographers of all ages every year, as I have for last 13 years. For every digital class we offer, we fill three film-based classes. I'm sorry, but you simply don't know what you're talking about. Film is still a hugely respected and supported medium. You see, digital has brought more people to photography, but that hasn't diminished the number of people who shoot film.
*facepalm*
Okay, I see reading comprehension is not your strong suit so I'll explain... When did split-screen viewfinders stop becoming available as standard equipment? When auto-focus started becoming available. See, I didn't say AF was new, I said when AF came out it spelled the end of the split-screen viewfinder. Caspiche?
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