Katzeye screens

[yossarian123]

The main thing is to follow their instructions to the letter and you'll be fine. I tried getting cute and didn't pick up the screen from the little tab/notch cut in the top corner. After you do it the first time, it will feel like second nature and you'll be able to install it and remove it in seconds.

Lol abysmal describes my wide open 1,4 images perfectly! Thanks for the heads up on the screen scratching......I am on the clumsy side but for-warned.......

 

[jonmanjiro]

Can someone confirm if it is still fine for use with AF lenses and does not affect anything like the meter or AF speed?
Is it brighter than the standard screen?

Confirmed. AF is unaffected and all the focus area boxes etc. display as before. From memory, metering is affected slightly in a few cases but the provided instructions list those lenses and the amount of exposure compensation required. All my lenses from 25mm to 105mm are fine.

 

[Ranchu]

It doesn't affect the AF at all, the AF sensors never see the screen, they sit at the bottom of the mirror box, and read through the main mirror after the image bounces off the 'sub' mirror. Metering apparently can be slightly affected, but I never had a problem with it. The katzeye screen seemed brighter to me than the stock one...

 

[Ranchu]

lol, I guess I'm a few seconds late on that.

🙂

 

[Paolo Bonello]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[MRohlfing]

The electronic rangefinder dot ? There are many lenses which aren't "chipped" so this facility is unavailable to them

......the dot doesn't work with my older lenses.

The dot works with any of my AI lenses in my F100 😕

 

[DamenS]

Here's a really rough guide:

http://legacy2digital.com/nikon/frequently-asked-questions

 

[Nikon Bob]

The dot works with any of my AI lenses in my F100 😕

The dot works with manual focus lenses on my D700. A MF lens does not need to be chipped in order for the AF confirmation dot to work, at least on my D700. If you use a lens that focuses in the opposite direction to Nikkors, some third party lenses are this way, you need to focus these in the opposite direction to what the indicator arrows are telling you to go.

Bob

 

[Nikon Bob]

Here's a really rough guide:

http://legacy2digital.com/nikon/frequently-asked-questions

Yea, you can chip older lenses but to me that just saves you the effort of manually setting and selecting the correct lens info in the camera menu. It also gives you more metering modes and program modes. Personally I can live CW metering and aperture priority on the D700 with MF lenses. Chipping sure does have a convenience factor though.

Bob