focusing screen for n70/ f70

[moosekaka_lim]

<p>hello, i have an old N70/F70, i scratched the focusing screen while cleaning and would like a replacement, other than a donor N70 body, what other camera models/places can i get a used/new replacement screen? i think i've read its a Brite View type iii screen, any other nikon models used these screens? thanks!</p>

[joseph_wisniewski]

<p>The problem isn't the type, it's the size and tab locations, and AF zone engravings for the N70. Really, that's the only screen that will work.</p>

<p>My N70 service manual says it was changed during the run of the N70, so you may need a 1G950-081 or a 1G950-082 (FAA30351). I don't know how to tell which is which, without reading a few dozen pages. But N70 screens have an AF zone and center weighted metering circle engraved on the screen.</p>

<p>N80, for example, uses 1G950-099, which does not have the AF zone engraved in the center, because it uses the 1S999-136 LCD to indicate the different AF zones. N50 uses 1G950-078, which has a smaller AF zone engraving than N70.</p>

<p>And all these screens have a notch, which engages a tab on the holder, and the notch is in a different place on every screen, so even if an N70 screen were physically the same size as an N50 screen, it still would not fit.</p>

<p>As far as a new screen, they cost about $35. A used N70 should go for less than that. ;)</p>