Pentax K10D accessory question

PhotoDavid78

Does anybody know if there is a right angle eyepiece made for or fits the Pentax K10D? Pentax does not make one but I was curious if there were any third party brands out there.

ziggy53

Both of the following have adapters and claim to work on Pentax, but I have no experience with either:

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Professional-Viewfinder-Olympus-Digital/dp/B0017HQN6A/ref=pd_cp_e_1
http://www.amazon.com/Seagull-Finder-Minolta-Olympus-cameras/dp/B000CS40WY

MarkR

Interestingly, the manual for my K20D advertises the following:

Ref-Converter A
This is an accessory that changes the viewfinder viewing angle at 90 degree intervals. The viewfinder magnification can be switched between 1x and 2x.

So I assume this is a "genuine" Pentax part, but my google-fu is failing in finding it on the Pentax site.

stuffjunkie

MarkR wrote:

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Ref-Converter A....

Yes, this is the original item. They are rare and sick, sick money. I would look at some of the aftermarket finders. Be cautious, I tried one off eBay and nearly had to pry it off my camera.

MarkR

stuffjunkie wrote:

Yes, this is the original item. They are rare and sick, sick money. I would look at some of the aftermarket finders. Be cautious, I tried one off eBay and nearly had to pry it off my camera.

Seems odd that they would advertise it, then, in a manual that was printed, at earliest, in 2008 ...

stuffjunkie

ziggy53 wrote:

Both of the following have adapters and claim to work on Pentax, ...
http://www.amazon.com/Seagull-Finder-Minolta-Olympus-cameras/dp/B000CS40WY

After the eBay disaster, I finally settled on the Seagull finder. It seems well made.