Somone just asked the exact question not long ago (not you I guess), and I did not recommend this at all (because I tried and failed). The original screen of the Super A/Program is smaller than any screens of Pentax AF bodies. And MX/LX screens are quite a bit larger. If your friend haven't removed the metal frame from the body yet, I would suggest don't do it. The reason is you must file all 4 edges of the C74 screen accurately, and then "glue" it onto the metal frame. This is no easy task. Plus the position of the screen must be calibrated afterward or false focus will result. If your friend insisted, all I can say is good luck (he's going to need it). Pentax don't have any original Super A/program screen anymore so don't do it if he can't afford to lose.
regards, Alan Chan > my friend has this camera and when I told him that most Pentax > models use the same focusing screen size and thickness, from manual > focus bodies to the latest AF body, and that you can e.g. put an LX > screen in MX, even put MZ-M manual focus aid screen in MZ-5n or > Pz1p or SFXn or whatever (even the bodies with non-interchangeable > screens like MZ5n have mostly the screen frame not spring-opening > but held by screws which are easy to undone). He instantly bought a > part C74 screen (MZ-M's) which is to be much better than his > SuperA's native screen, and is struggling with the exchange. It > seems from what info I gathered that the SuperA/Program is a > notable exception to the easy interchange of screens :( IIRC the > screen is glued to a metal frame which is held by screws. On most > other pentaxes the screen is just put in the frame which is held by > screws and it is removable from the mirror box, without any major > disass. > > Anybody knows how to do it with the Super A? He told me there are > some screws but he apparently can't get it out, he thinks these are > just positioning screws for focus adjustment. So, please, what's > the way to remove the screen/frame on the Super A ? > > And if he removes it, do you think the MZ-M or perhaps an LX (which > is physically slightly bigger, so it's an exception that it won't > fit the later AF bodies, but vice versa it fits) screen will fit? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
