I will quote myself from back in August when I got my Katz Eye screen for the
E-1. Nothing's changed. My initial impression and observations remain the
same. The Katz Eye screen is why the 500/8 Zuiko is in my E-1 kit bag. Back
then, I said:
"The Katz Eye split prism focusing screen for the E-1 has arrived and is now
installed.
"For starters, those who have expressed some concern about the installation
process, fear not. It's just the same as changing screens in the OMs, so if
you're competent enough to do that, you can make the swap in less than a
minute.
It helps to have the tweezers that come with the OM screens, since the tab on
the E-1 screen is just about the same size. The only real difference in the
procedure is just that everything's half OM size. Think small.
"Now, down to the nitty-gritty. My screen is the new "Plus" version, about
which
Katz Eye claims that the split prism won't black out when the lens is stopped
down beyond f/5.6. I have only three lenses that slow at maximum aperture:
400/6.3 and 500/8 Zuikos and a 1250/10 Celestron. The first lens I tried, and
the one I was most interested in seeing if it could be used without black-out,
was the 500/8. No -- I repeat -- no blackout whatsoever, even in deep shade,
making focusing of this lens more precise and easy than with a plain matte
screen.
"Next, to see how far up (or is it down?) the f-stop scale I had to go to get
black-out, I mounted the 180/2.8 Zuiko. Guess what? With careful eye
positioning, there's not even black-out at f/32! Of course, beyond f/11 or
f/16, the split prism isn't all that useful because of the increased depth of
field, but at least there's not the big, constantly shifting, half a black hole
in the middle of the viewfinder when shooting stopped down."
Walt, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Speaking of focusing screens does anyone here have the grid screen or a
> KatzEye screen <http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/> for the E-1? Comments?
>
> JH, are you going to offer "rule of thirds" scribing for E-1 screens?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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