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I recall looking into this a year ago. What I learned was that although there is demand, there is not enough demand to warrant this as a feature. Lets face it Nikon wants to sell stuff, lots of people ask, they will deliver. I recall an old film SLR where I could replace them myself.

C.R. Loc: United States of Confusion

i did a lot of searching and reading yesterday, seem to remember nikon makes some replacement screens, mostly for the high end pro stuff

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

I had one put on my old Nikon D200. It worked great. Made manual focusing just like my old FM and FE.

electricmonster Loc: Naperville, IL

I have used the Katz eye foucus screens. They work fine...

C.R. Loc: United States of Confusion

and that's what i'm looking for, i'm going to contact them later today about getting one for my D610. i've certainly wasted more than 90 dollars experimenting with manual focus, in time alone, to make it worthwhile

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Bought from them back in 2006 or maybe it was 2007... Got a "K' type screen for my D70s... Cost a lot less than they do nowadays. Used it in conjunction with my DK-21m viewfinder magnifier. Installed it myself (piece of cake)... These are all cut down versions of older SLR screens. I ,afterwards, bought several older screens & was going to cut them down myself. Never did though.... One thing I might mention is ,like in film days, half of the center split will black out if you use slower aperture lenses (F5.6 or slower [think of using the F8 mirror lenses here]). They will also half black out if your eye isn't perfectly aligned with the viewfinder... Never noticed any exposure problems as some have, but then again I used it with older manual focus macro lenses & the Nikon D70s wouldn't meter with them anyway. I have since moved on to a D300 & now a D7100, but don't use the focus screens anymore. Still use the DK-21M though. My main niche is macro & of course focus is critical since DOF is so thin, but I can still nail focus without the screen. The electronic range finder, while valuable in some shooting situations, doesn't help much when shooting macro. I ignore it... Now shooting birds with a n older MF lens, that's different.Practice will help with focus issues (just make sure you have your viewfinder diopter set correctly...)

C.R. Loc: United States of Confusion

just ordered a DK-21M yesterday

marki3rd Loc: Columbus, Indiana

I put a Katzeye screen in my Canon for the same reasons you are looking in to that option. I did a lot of research before I bought mine. I found that Katzeye is more expensive than other sources I found but they provide very good support and their product is the best available in my opinion. I am 100% satisfied with the results I got.

There are two possible downsides to installing any split image screen, including KatzEye as they will tell you up front and probably already have if you have explored their web site.

1.) It will have a small effect on exposure which you should take into consideration.

2.) With some Canon cameras at least, it eliminates the illuminated red focus point dots in the view finder. You still get the in-focus indication though. KatzEye will explain all this both in their web site and through personal email or even phone conversations. Do not hesitate to talk to them about any concerns you might have.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Katzeye.com will send you the screen with tools and you can install it yourself, or they charge $65 to install it for you and adjust everything for perfect focus. But they don't have one for the 600's and 800's yet.

C.R. Loc: United States of Confusion

yes, i saw that yesterday, i'll have to order one from the company in taiwan

gessman Loc: Colorado

No big secret and no big job. There is a problem - sometimes half the circle will go black on you and you won't be able to focus well. It happened some with film cameras too, as I recall. Focus screens come with tools to install... really cheap tools but that's all you need. They're all over ebay. I put one in my Canon 5D MkII about 3 yeas ago. $15 and up... Go to ebay and do a search for "split focus screen for (your camera's name)" For D600... http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=split+focus+screen+for+Canon+5D2&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsplit+focus+screen+for+Nikon+D600&_nkw=split+focus+screen+for+Nikon+D600&_sacat=0

D800... http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=split+focus+screen+for+Nikon+D600&_osacat=0&_from=R40%7CR40&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsplit+focus+screen+for+Nikon+D800&_nkw=split+focus+screen+for+Nikon+D800&_sacat=0

C.R. Loc: United States of Confusion

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Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

I have KatzEye split screen my older digital cameras (d200/300) and had very good results. I will look to put one into my 7100 in the near future...Not sure about the 800 yet as the manual focus in that camera seems pretty good.

matair Loc: L.I. NY (East End)

Hi, I too have a 7D and would like you opinion on the focusing quality of the camera/lens. I use a Sigma 18-200 for most photos but am not happy with obtaining sharp photos. I try every variation of their focusing systems.
Just not tack sharp.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Matt Martin

Blasthoff Loc: Life halved NY and IN

With my Nikon, the "focus indicator" is always there should I want to pay attention to it and 98% of he time I don't because it is an added step I want to avoid in the first place. Not only that, but the camera, amazing as it is, is still a "mindless machine" attempting to tell me where I want to focus when I can see it plain as day 98% of the time with the right focus screen without any shift of attention. I have an array of manual focus lenses I've used for 20 years that am quite familiar with, and all I ask from from the camera is to use them as I originally used them with film cameras. It's that simple, it's all I ask for and thank god it's what I have, without a whole lot of "makeshift".