Can you install a range finder into a digital Nikon D40?
I know it might be a long shot but I'm just so used to range finders, it's difficult for me to focus without it.
Look on page 16 and 26 in your user manual.
You don't have to install it, it is already part of your camera
There is a little green dot that turns on when the lens is in focus.
Look on the lower left hand side of your viewfinder
Fhotoace is 100% correct. As usual ;-)
If you'd rather have a ground glass w/ split prism focusing screen (like in the old days) there are some third party options. The focusing screens form KatzEye get very good user reviews and they have one for the D40 for $105: [URL Truncated]
Whether you want to spend that kind of money on a D40 upgrade is a different matter.
P.S. I had a look at your profile and noticed the line "I love giving and sharing advice about pretty much anything." You can also show your appreciation for the time that others put into answering your own questions by picking best answers. Even us level 7 guys appreciate the feedback :-)
Have the focusing screen replaced to a split image to make it easier for you. Me? I'm pretty sure my eyes are shot so I put confidence in the dot that appears to confirm dead-on focus.
Answer by keerok on 07 Jan 2010 03:41:38The pentamirror is so small in this class of camera that it is very difficult to manually focus.
Although you can get split prism screens this still does not replicate the focusing as experienced on a rangefinder.
Use the centre point AF and lock then recompose. On the D40 it's the best option if you don't fancy trusting the very basic 3 point AF to get it right (I wouldn't)
Make your next camera an FX or full frame format camera, the difference in critical manual focus is astounding, and with a matte screen or split prism, becomes like a manual SLR, also, ditch the cheap 18-55 lenses as these have very small throw in the focus mech and are poorly constructed.
If you are only going to use MF then get a used large aperture prime like a NAF 50mm f1.8 or similar.
If you want rangefinder focus on the cheap then look for a used EPSON RD-1 (same resolution as what youhave, designed like a Leica) other than that you will have to go the whole hog and buy a Leica M8 or M9.
If you've been using a rangefinder already then your M-mount lenses should fit.
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