Canon F1n prism

colin wells

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• Feb 20, 2017

• #1

Are the F1n and the F1N prisms interchangeable ?.I know the whole finders arnt but my F1n prism is becoming desilvered and i have the chance of a very cheep F1N finder.

 

benjiboy

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• Feb 20, 2017

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No Colin absolutely not, none of the viewfinders or focusing screens are interchangable between the F1n and New F1.

 

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colin wells

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• Feb 20, 2017

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I was thinking of just swapping the prisms not the whole housing as well

 

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• Feb 20, 2017

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Your best bet if the focusing screen is ok is to buy another prism on Ebay.