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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / August 2005Digital 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  SignatureRegards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com > A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is > focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 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 >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 Signature[This space intentionally left blank] >>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> You can have them back: http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/ I have one in my 20D and it's outstanding... ************************************************************* "I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty... From "Mencken's Creed" H.L. Mencken (1880 -1956) >>I want my microprisms back! <g> >You can have them back: > >http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/ Thanks a lot, John. I'll certainly investigate this for my 350D. Al Signature[This space intentionally left blank] > 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 >> 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. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >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. SignatureRegards John Bean > Siddhartha was talking about the focus screen not the toy > LCD on the back ;-) > John Bean Understood, thanks Toa >> 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. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 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. SignatureRegards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com > 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/ SignatureMark Photos, Ideas & Opinions http://www.marklauter.com >> 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. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >place: >http://www.keoptics.com/ I have one in my 20D and it's excellent. ************************************************************* "I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty... From "Mencken's Creed" H.L. Mencken (1880 -1956) "John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >I'm strongly considering purchasing one of the higher end screens from this > >place: > >http://www.keoptics.com/ > > I have one in my 20D and it's excellent. Thanks for the feedback, John. I read that it throws off the in-camera exposure meter a little. What's your take on that? Which version did you buy? SignatureMark Photos, Ideas & Opinions http://www.marklauter.com >"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >exposure meter a little. What's your take on that? Which version did you >buy? I just compensate about a 1/3 of a stop. If I forget (only use manual mode) it's easily fixed in Photoshop's ACR. I got the original because the Plus wasn't available last April. ************************************************************* "I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty... From "Mencken's Creed" H.L. Mencken (1880 -1956) > 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 Your nuts. SignatureWould thou choose to meet a rat eating dragon, or a dragon, eating rat? The answer of: I am somewhere in the middle. > 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. Yes, that's it, the demand is in demand...damn. You know what I mean, I hope! SignatureRegards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com > A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new > thing is focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > 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. SignatureIf reply address = connectfee, add an r because it is free not fee. >A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is >focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >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" >>A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is >>focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > TOO small for the application. > -Rich If they're brighter, they're brighter, so it does help make up for it. SignatureRegards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com >A recent conversation with Bill Maxwell reveals that the hot new thing is >focusing screens for DSLRs. Apparently the more affordable DSLRs are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >www.mattclara.com/maxwell Another source for them. http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/ I have one in my 20D and it's outstanding. ************************************************************* "I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty... From "Mencken's Creed" H.L. Mencken (1880 -1956) |
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