Use Nikon F/F2 screens in a F3?

[chip j]

An ebay seller says you can do it, but also says F3 screens can't be used in a F/F2 because of the tab.

 

[macfred]

I remember a discussion from another forum where some members took a brighter F3 screen and mounted it into a F2 screen frame.

 

[macfred]

Found the link ... http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116935

 

[Kodachromeguy]

The F/F2 screens have a different metal frame than the F3 screens. So if you want to use a F screen in your F3, you need an F3 frame in which to remount the glass and plastic unit. The F3 screens were brighter. And I recall some people made the shift the other way: they bought the better F4 screens and moved the glass/plastic unit into a F3 frame.

 

[Chan Tran]

An ebay seller says you can do it, but also says F3 screens can't be used in a F/F2 because of the tab.

Is there a need to do so?

 

[fstop]

Is there a need to do so?

No, just sellers hard sell.

 

[chip j]

It would be nice to only buy screens for the F/F2 (I have both), & also to use them in the F3 (which I also have) as a matter of economics.