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Nikon D850 and Manual Focus with Legacy Nikkors?
David H. Hartman:
Thank you guys! I think it's time to pull the trigger on a D850.
Dave
Hugh_3170:
A good time to buy - there are some good pre-Christmas discounts here in my part of the world. Enjoy!
--- Quote from: David H. Hartman on November 26, 2020, 22:39:08 ---Thank you guys! I think it's time to pull the trigger on a D850.
Dave
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Bill De Jager:
--- Quote from: Hugh_3170 on November 27, 2020, 03:25:28 ---A good time to buy - there are some good pre-Christmas discounts here in my part of the world. Enjoy!
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Also in the U.S. - $500 off list price and $800 off the original price. I've had my eye on this camera for years and I finally pulled the trigger earlier this month.
Frank Fremerey:
--- Quote from: David H. Hartman on November 25, 2020, 23:58:17 ---I've been searching the archives but I'm not finding what I'm looking for hence this question...
I'm wondering if the D850 viewfinder is significantly better for manual focus of AI and AIS Nikkors than the D800? Can anyone compare the D850 viewfinder to cameras I'm familiar with like the Nikon F3, F3HP and F5. What about a comparison between the D2H and D850 viewfinders? Did dropping the popup flash give Nikon a chance to design a better D850 viewfinder? Did they take it?
I'm under using my pleasant collection of manual focus Nikkor and considering a D850 as the price is down about $800.00 compared to a year ago.
Thank you for any advice you can offer!
Dave
Searching at https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/ I refreshed my memory of the F3/F3HP. The F2 (DE-2) had a image magnification with a 50mm at infinity or 0.8x and the F3HP (DE-3) had an image magnification of 0.75x. Of all Nikon SLR(s) I've used to date the F3 non-HP offers the most comfortable viewfinder of any I'm used. The F3HP and F5 came in second.
The F3 and F3HP can use the course non-Red Dot screens that are more suited to fast lenses. The "Fruit" as it were of the older Nikon screens can be transplanted into the F5 finder frames. The one finder screen I butchered was a slip while installing a D screen into an F5 frame.
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I replaced the Focussing Screen in my D850 with an F6-Type the like of which is used in the D500. I remember to have discussed that process in a thread somewhere.
Best use of legacy Nikkors is with the Z-Series of Cameras in my Opinion. That is why I use AF-S G&E Lenses with the D850 and manual glass with the Z6
Frank Fremerey:
--- Quote from: Erik Lund on November 26, 2020, 10:04:55 ---There is a thread here on changing for other Screens:
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=7298.0
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Thank you Eric
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