Just installed split-image focusing screen in my K100D

[metalmania]

After I got the K20D, I checked the K100D price on ebay and Craigslist. Not worth selling it. Since I had several manual lenses, I decided to change the focusing screen in K100D. I keep the K20D intact (to me it's not hard to manual focus on it).
Googled a lot, bought the split-image screen kit from jinfinance. I never did any camera repair work before, but I was able to install it in 1 minute thanks to the guide from focusingscreen.com.
Tested with my Ricoh 50/1.7, Tokina 28-85/3.5-4.5 and Sears 135/2.8. The results are very good. Focusing is right and easy. I will carry the K100D with manual lenses only.

 

[metalmania]

sample pictures here:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2134881

 

[magomago]

how much did it cost?

did the split screen reduce the brightness a lot?

i have a k100 along with my K20, and don't use it much anymore (in fact i'm letting my siblings use it), but if i can toss on a split screen without messing with the brightness too much (athough its already a pentamirror and its visibly darker than the k20 which has that prism...atleast it is to me lol) i might want to jump for this.

 

[metalmania]

$30 to $40 with tool kit, jingfinance.

At low light condition, it gets dark after 4.0, not usable after 5.6. But I usually use 2.0 to 3.5 in low light anyway. Under daylight, I have no problem using F16 and F22.

 

[yhelothar]

Cool stuff. I always find it difficult to do a focus on cat pics with MF. You could focus on the nose or the eyes, or the ears and they'll all look similarly in focus.
Do you know what I'm talking about? If so, how does the split screen work for this?

 

[metalmania]

I know what you mean. The split-image is the dual diagonal lines within a small circle. So it is relatively easier than the stock screen. But practice is important.