How to remove FOCUSING SCREEN of k10d

[John Pe]

to the masters, im in need of your help again. i ruined the focusing screen of my K10D, the coating for the screen got molten :'(

parang may pinturang black na nakadikit sa screen. it is so embarrassing what i did on that thing

can you help in replacing the focusing screen? im planing to get one probably next week.


and one more thing, do you know anyone who sells MURANG focusing screen? TIA

[nino_carandang]

what exactly did you do? you might want to bring it to pentax's distributor to have it fixed.

[John Pe]

Originally Posted by nino_carandang

what exactly did you do? you might want to bring it to pentax's distributor to have it fixed.

i think i really need have the focusing screen replaced. wala sir tunaw na yung coating. definately needs a replacement

[orly_andico]

Removing the K10D focusing screen is trivial, because the K10D is designed to have replaceable focusing screens.

Remove the lens. Looking at the camera right-side up, you will see at the top of the body cavity, above the mirror, there is a small tab-like piece of metal.

Push this tab-like piece of metal upward (toward the prism) with a small object like a toothpick. The focusing screen carrier will then pop downward of its own accord.

You can then lift out the screen with some tweezers or something.

[noliperfecto]

Originally Posted by John Pe

i think i really need have the focusing screen replaced. wala sir tunaw na yung coating. definately needs a replacement

I think Sanly's has replacement focusing screens in stock. If you're going to buy from them, might as well let them replace it for you.

Nols

[jefferdeguzman]

Changing your K10D focusing screen video. hth!

[John Pe]

im really hoping they do have replacement screen in sanly

Originally Posted by orly_andico

Removing the K10D focusing screen is trivial, because the K10D is designed to have replaceable focusing screens.

Remove the lens. Looking at the camera right-side up, you will see at the top of the body cavity, above the mirror, there is a small tab-like piece of metal.

Push this tab-like piece of metal upward (toward the prism) with a small object like a toothpick. The focusing screen carrier will then pop downward of its own accord.

You can then lift out the screen with some tweezers or something.

mga master thank you for the info on changing the focusing screen. i was able to remove the screen by the way, yeah its easy but you really have to be carefull as the mirror and the pentaprism are on both sides when doin the surgery. grrr learned my lesson in a very hard way

[orly_andico]

john, where did you find a replacement screen? did you get the K10D type or the LL-60 (istDS type) or the 3rd party one? how much did it cost?

[John Pe]

Originally Posted by orly_andico

john, where did you find a replacement screen? did you get the K10D type or the LL-60 (istDS type) or the 3rd party one? how much did it cost?

sir actually i havent bought one yet, all i did is remove the focusing screen from the body. Tried calling sanly cubao but they dont have stock pero umorder na din ako, one more thing, weird ang price, they are selling it for P770 lang, and according to the lady it is original pentax.

called camerehouse wala din, but according to those people, it cost 4k!!!

do you know anyone who sells pentax accessories? especially focusing screen?

[orly_andico]

John,

that is strange. Kasi the LL-80 goes for $45 at Adorama. That's about 2000 pesos.

baka yung 700 is a third-party screen? with split-image? that would be great... kasi I bought a Virtual Village screen for the K10D (i already have one for the Canon 350D) which cost $30. plus shipping pa...