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A split prism screen to aid in manuel focusing? Also does it effect anything using it in Auto mode?

I have a nikkor 50mm 1.8 Af, but AF wont work on the D40. Some come out really sharp but most of them are a little soft. I have some trouble in bright light seeing the "infocus light" in the view finder because of my glasses. Then again maybe the glasses are the problem

Hank, I take my glasses off.

My eyesight is really bad but the Nikon Diopter adjustment control wheel next to the viewfinder worked for me. Have you tried that?

Rusty

Thanks Rusty, I'll try that, And I guess just a lot more practice.

I've heard of people using the "Katz Eye" replacement focusing screens for different cameras and they're very pleased. Apparently easy to change - no special tools required.

Here's the D40 screen......
http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--Nikon-D40-D60-Focusing-Screen--prod_D40.html

Geoff

Geoff:
Thanks for the link. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Time fly's, and challenges just keep coming ,and coming, and coming.

Anyway, I did get a chance to check it out. But Now, Nikon is coming out with a 35mm f 1.8 auto focus for the dx's so I might think this over a little more.

Years ago.........my dad used a Contaflex 35 mm camera. I learned photography on it. It had the split screen focus I think you are talking about. When I look through the viewfinder it has a circle in the middle and then a line that cuts the circle in two. Then to focus you bring the two parts of the circle together. I loved it. It was much better than tryign to (see) if the scene was in focus.
I now shoot with a 1Ds Mark II and all my lens have auto focus and I seldom, if never, shoot with manual focus.
But I remember the split screen focus and it was a good way to focus. I would find something that was linear and use it to focus on.
I still have my dad's old Contaflex. It has a Zeiss lens with the split screen focus.

The camera that i used just for black and white film has a split fosus, its a nikon {nikkormack ?} It's great for anything thats not moving.Icant focus quick enough on anything that is moving!,lol .I love it,it's a chunky square old guy,hubby got it for me for about £30.00,it was in a box of loads of old camera stuff at a general auction ,phil didnt get a chance to see what was in the box properly as the auction had allready started so he took a gamble,so to find the nikon at the bottom was very lucky,I have no idea of its true value or how old it is but I do know I love it to bits.
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I have never use a "normal" lens on any camera. But on my Old Film type Nikons I use a 35mm lens as my 'normal" lens. Even though it was a manual focusing lens I had it as an auto focus lens by taping the focusing ring to the 15 ft. mark anything 5 feet in front of me was SHARP, so I never had to focus.