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New DK-17M magnifying eyepiece

Postby joolz on Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:07 am

Some talk on other forums about this new eyepiece which magnifies the VF image by 1.2x. Only available for D1, D2, F4, F5 & F6 cameras though. Apparently gives almost as good a size image as the 1DS VF.
In short supply apparently.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/newsdetail.aspx?countryId=20&languageId=22&editorialid=1567

Damn... Yet another reason to upgrade to the D2X. :(
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Postby Glen on Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:09 am

Julian, nice option for next to no money
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Re: New DK-17M magnifying eyepiece

Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:20 am

joolz wrote:Some talk on other forums about this new eyepiece which magnifies the VF image by 1.2x. Only available for D1, D2, F4, F5 & F6 cameras though. Apparently gives almost as good a size image as the 1DS VF.
In short supply apparently.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/newsdetail.aspx?countryId=20&languageId=22&editorialid=1567

Damn... Yet another reason to upgrade to the D2X. :(


jools,
They're on my way, I have one btw! :wink:
I've found them last month and ordered 10 of those.
They will be very nice with the DK-2 rubbereyecup, extensive large viewfinder on the D2 serises or F5/F6.
The damage is around $80 bucks each, without the DK-2 rubbereyecup.
What else do you want? :wink:
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Re: New DK-17M magnifying eyepiece

Postby Glen on Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:09 am

Birddog114 wrote:What else do you want? :wink:


I am guessing Julian would like the D2X to drop to $3k so he can get one to put the eyepiece on.
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Postby wendellt on Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:28 am

Birddog

I may be interested in the Dk-13 angled viewfinder
and the dk-17 magnifying eyepiece, is it compatible with the D2X?

I do some tight macro work with my 50mm lens but it's hard to see details through the viewfinder for near perfect manual focussing, currently i am using a prism I bought on ebay as a right angled viewfinder and magnifying device, but as you may imagine a prism crystal the size of my head used with a huge camera these days looks suspiciously whacky.
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Re: New DK-17M magnifying eyepiece

Postby joolz on Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:32 am

Glen wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:What else do you want? :wink:


I am guessing Julian would like the D2X to drop to $3k so he can get one to put the eyepiece on.

:D :D :D

Yes, Birddog. I wouldn't mind paying $1K for the eyepiece if the D2X body were to drop to $3K
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Re: New DK-17M magnifying eyepiece

Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:33 am

joolz wrote:
Glen wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:What else do you want? :wink:


I am guessing Julian would like the D2X to drop to $3k so he can get one to put the eyepiece on.

:D :D :D

Yes, Birddog. I wouldn't mind paying $1K for the eyepiece if the D2X body were to drop to $3K


US$3K is going to be :wink:
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Postby joolz on Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:22 am

And I would happily pay $3K US if I were being paid in US dollars.
Alas, I am not... :(
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