I just started experimenting with three wide angle OM Zuiko Lenses on my D700
18mm
24mm Shift
35mm Shift

Apparently I will not be able to rely on the little green focus confirmation dot in the viewfinder as it seems to be somewhat hit and miss with these lenses

Since I use Manual Focus almost 100% of the time would this be a good investment:
Katzeye Focusing Screen for Nikon D700


For those of you using this product - do you find it makes focusing with MF lenses much easier than using the supplied Nikon screen for the D700?

Are there other, BETTER, products I should consider?

Thanks,
Bob

Manually focusing ultra-wides, large aperture wides or lenses with movements on an SLR is painful. I wish you luck.

Daniel, exactly the reason I am trying to augment my luck

The DK-19 hood is a critical component for me. It shields your vision from lateral light and increases the contrast at the eyepiece. I highly recommend it for any D700 user.

Then there is the DK-17M Magnifying eyepiece which you can also combine with the hood and it also works well and is easy to remove and replace again with the original. (buy two hoods so that you can keep the standard and magnified eyepieces set up and ready to simply screw on).

I've had the katzeye on the D700 since I got it and came straight from a D90 that also had one so I don't have any experience without it. Certainly if there is a vertical edge on anything its worth becomes immediately apparent and in low light I might seek out an edge somewhere in a scene at least to confirm my own focus estimation, if I cannot get focus then I might use this edge and then recompose with some small guesstimation of focus.
It isnt something that I rely on but without thinking I do use it in difficult scenes. I was going to replace it with the original screen to see if it was better or worse or if the change was like a holiday but soon I will be photographing small objects with edges so removing it makes no sense whatsoever.

...and the obvious diopter adjustment is something you should check prior to shooting.

Oh and a quick edit ...
All my lenses are spot on with the focus confirm light. Its a rather broad area of focus that it confirms though and I use it to confirm what my eyes have seen 1st and do not (Never) focus till it confirms ....thats really important to understand. I only consciously see the confirm light when I need some reassurance and so its just a comfort. If I cannot see the focus any better than neither can the confirm light ...we both have to accept ...good enough.

The katzeye is therefore a more reliable aid than the focus confirm ...just so you know the order of things.

Katzeye
My eyes (DK-19 DK-17M)
Focus LED
in order of accuracy

but katzeye is not for every scene so my Eyes are the fallback position and the confirm LED is the last bastion when my eyes are unsure.

I shoot street and thats important to know as well. So the order of use is different
Eyes (DK-19 DK-17M)
focus LED
Katzeye

I hope that makes sense, ask me again if it doesnt.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneant/sets/72157626465611446/show

and fitting the katzeye ...Plastic tweezers are essential and the first time you fit it can be a bit nerve testing so do what every bloke does and get your kids or sweetheart to do it. They have smaller hands and in my case better eyes ...but don't hover about chewing your nails while they do it (grin) and if they make a mistake ...its your mistake.