Those original F screens were a pain in the ass to clean. Plastic
screen on the bottom, condenser lens on top, sitting in a metal frame.
The two were taped together with super sticky tape and dust would STILL
get between the 2 elements.
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Moose wrote:
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> The F Series Nikons (all but the F6) had their screens in thick
>> frames like that too. The screen itself was relatively thin but it
>> had a thick lens atop it to direct the light rays inward to prevent
>> edge darkening. I don't know what the actual focusing screen is
>> made from on those cameras. I suspect that the F4 and F5 were
>> certainly plastic, the earlier ones could be glass.
>>
> The one on an F2 is clearly plastic, and the lens on top also appears
> to be plastic. I've got one or two earlier ones for the original F
> sitting in little boxes somewhere, but just where...
>
> Moose
>
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