Katz Eye screen.

Have always liked Nikon's «old» style focusing screens as in the old classic SLRs... and have never liked the «modern high tech» ones in their DSLRs. Did a search and came across the KatzEye Optics. Just installed one of their custom made screens. WOW! This screen is just what I wanted. Split prism with matte circle and etched grid-lines. The picture below does not show the grid-lines though...

Manual focusing with primes is now accurate and fast. Also installed a Nikon DK-17M eyepiece 1.2x magnifier and the view throught the viewfinder is just brilliant [pun, intended].

Anyone still using Nikon's stock screen should seriously consider this upgrade.

A small piece of advice from personal experience: These screens are delicate - I mean really delicate - so handle with extra care. One can ruin the expensive screen quite easily! Make sure the work table is absolutely clean and free of any lint or dust. Work on a table with a large plain white sheet of paper. Lighting should be very good and if possible use a adjustable table lamp to direct light into the camera chamber. Wear rubber gloves [no, seriously]. Do NOT touch the screen surface with fingers and especially ensure that the tweezers does not touch the surface. I scratched [minor scratch though] the screen by a very slight slip of the tweezers. This is why I am emphasizing the need to be extra careful while performing the installation.

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Total Lunar Eclipse progression photographed at Dhaka Bangladesh March 4th 2007: 

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Have not been photographing flowers in a while... ran out of options once we moved to the apartment. A potted orchid plant on a balcony flowered a few days ago. wow! so here they are... some flowers once again...

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