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Digital SLR Focusing Screens
A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is
focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are cutting corners with their screens/prisms, so that a demand for brighter-more highly magnified screens are now in demand. I know this is true of the D70 I use. I don't believe Bill himself is making these screens, however, I know he's been performing his screen enhancements for an individual who is. For more info, feel free to contact Bill. www.mattclara.com/maxwell -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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Matt Clara wrote:
A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are cutting corners with their screens/prisms, so that a demand for brighter-more highly magnified screens are now in demand. I know this is true of the D70 I use. I don't believe Bill himself is making these screens, however, I know he's been performing his screen enhancements for an individual who is. For more info, feel free to contact Bill. Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. - Siddhartha |
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On 29 Aug 2005 10:24:52 -0700, "Siddhartha Jain"
wrote: Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. I want my microprisms back! g Al -- [This space intentionally left blank] |
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Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and
magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. - Siddhartha I disagree. That would compromise battery power. On my 7D the screen is only available for text data or for replay of taken images. It can't be used for framing your shot like P&S cameras can. I'm very happy with that approach Toa |
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:25:06 +1200, "Toa"
wrote: Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. - Siddhartha I disagree. That would compromise battery power. On my 7D the screen is only available for text data or for replay of taken images. It can't be used for framing your shot like P&S cameras can. Siddhartha was talking about the focus screen not the toy LCD on the back ;-) And I agree - on a camera with an APS-C sensor the viefinder magnification needs to be at least 1x, preferably more, and it should be possible to produce a screen with focus aids and 2-3 stops brighter than the standard plain AF screen. -- Regards John Bean |
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"Toa" wrote in message
... Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. - Siddhartha I disagree. That would compromise battery power. On my 7D the screen is only available for text data or for replay of taken images. It can't be used for framing your shot like P&S cameras can. I'm very happy with that approach Toa The image created by the lens hits the mirror and is deflected up into a focus screen, which is what you're actually looking at when you look through an slr. You focus the image on the screen. -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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Matt Clara wrote:
A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are cutting corners with their screens/prisms, so that a demand for brighter-more highly magnified screens are now in demand. I know this is true of the D70 I use. I don't believe Bill himself is making these screens, however, I know he's been performing his screen enhancements for an individual who is. For more info, feel free to contact Bill. www.mattclara.com/maxwell I was interested in this idea until I remembered that my EOS AF lenses have such a short focus travel that I find the process of rotating them (especially if also the zoom adjustment) to find focus is as much of a limitation at the screen. So I vote for a vernier focus adjustment too. Mike. -- If reply address = connectfee, add an r because it is free not fee. |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:24:05 GMT, "Matt Clara"
wrote: A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are cutting corners with their screens/prisms, so that a demand for brighter-more highly magnified screens are now in demand. I know this is true of the D70 I use. I don't believe Bill himself is making these screens, however, I know he's been performing his screen enhancements for an individual who is. For more info, feel free to contact Bill. www.mattclara.com/maxwell Focusing screens won't make up for substandard prism materials, poor reflective surfaces of mirrors, mirrors and prisms that are TOO small for the application. -Rich "Bittorrents are REFUNDS for all the BAD movie products Hollywood never gave us refunds for in the past" |
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Take away the AF and AE electronics and spend the money on a bright and
magnified screen. Thats what I would say to dSLR manufacturers. I don't think such a sacrifice is required just to get a good manual focusing screen. They should include all of the above IMHO. I'm strongly considering purchasing one of the higher end screens from this place: http://www.keoptics.com/ -- Mark Photos, Ideas & Opinions http://www.marklauter.com |
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"RichA" wrote in message
... On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:24:05 GMT, "Matt Clara" wrote: A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are cutting corners with their screens/prisms, so that a demand for brighter-more highly magnified screens are now in demand. I know this is true of the D70 I use. I don't believe Bill himself is making these screens, however, I know he's been performing his screen enhancements for an individual who is. For more info, feel free to contact Bill. www.mattclara.com/maxwell Focusing screens won't make up for substandard prism materials, poor reflective surfaces of mirrors, mirrors and prisms that are TOO small for the application. -Rich If they're brighter, they're brighter, so it does help make up for it. -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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