Anyone using Katz Eye screens on DX Nikon bodies?

Andy Kibber

Andy Kibber

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I'm thinking about getting a Katz Eye screen for my D80 to help with manual focusing. Does anyone have any experience with these screens on cropped-sensor Nikon bodies? Specifically the D70/80/90?
 
Katz Eye´s great

Katz Eye´s great

I have bought 4 Katz Eye screens for different D200s and one Fuji S5 Pro. A great improvement! Now, I´m ordering one for my D700.
 
I use one with my D70. Get the one with the optibright treatment if you want to use slow lenses. Highly recommended.
 
Thanks for the quick responses!

The lenses I'd be using it with are f/2 and f/2.8 so I'll probably pass on the Optibright treatment.
 
I used one with my D300 and an 85/1.4. I had the version with the bright treatment. I never used both options to compare, but if I were to buy one for my D700, I'd definitely go for the bright version.
I do shoot in a lot of low-light situations, so I'll take any slight advantage I can get.
 
I used one (with optibrite) on my D200 - it was very helpful when shooting macros, typically stopped down to about f16.
 
I got one with the brightness treatment for my D300 a few years ago. It's a great improvement for manual focusing.

I got so used to it, that when I look thru other nikon viewfinders I find them 'weird', like something is wrong.
 
I use a Katz-Eye with my D70, the first thing I bought after getting it. Because I do not use a split-image, but use the whole screen as matte screen, simliar to the old Type-B screen, I did not opt for the Optibright, as it lowers the contrast of the screen and makes focusing more difficult on the matte screen. If you are going to use a split image, then I would go for the Optibright.

I would not have a DSLR without one, despise the factory screens, completely useless for manual focusing.
 
I recently got a D2x with a Katzeye. It works, but I find that I rely on the green dot, using the split screen as confirmation only. And of course when I select a focus spot other than the center one, it is of no use.
 
I had a Katzeye screen in my now sold D200. I went for the non-opti-brite treatment and never regretted the decision to forgo the opti-brite version. I used my D200 mainly for macro photography and focus was always spot on and easy to get right. I've been meaning to install one in my D700, but haven't got a round tuit yet.
 
I had the Katz Eye before with my D200 as well but also used the green dot and minor adjustment using the Katz Eye. Only advantage I see is the screen is brighter than the stock.
 
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