I remember reading it now. As a Celestron owner I don't generally
forget mention of the marque. Thanks for refreshing my failing memory.
Chuck Norcutt
Walt Wayman wrote:
> 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
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