Ken, I have Canon's EG-S screen in my 5DmkII. It does make manual focus
much easier, but it SIGNIFICANTLY dims the finder. I wish Canon could make
something like the 2-series OM screens, which I find easy to focus and
bright.
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On 5/8/12 3:22 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> My adapter regularly will confirm focus at 5.6 and occasionally but not
>> always at 8. I'm sorry yours won't, but I must say I really don't need
>> focus confirm with teles, and I'm guessing you probably don't really
>> either.
>
>
>My DMC-L1 will focus confirm with anything stuck on the front. It just
>does what it does. Olympus must not have been able to fit that
>algorithm in the firmware.
>
>Now, that does beg a question--does it work? Well, yes, but I'm not
>impressed. The accuracy is marginal, but most importantly, the focus
>confirm light requires that I'm paying attention to another indicator
>in the viewfinder. I very much prefer to keep my eye on the focus
>screen (subject) than lookin down or over at a data display.
>
>Which is why I'll be quite interested in getting a focus screen
>installed in the 5DMk2 that makes manually focusing easy.
>
>Last evening, I went hiking in one of the local prairie/parks near
>here. I carried just the DMC-L1 with 50/1.4 attached. A nice setup,
>and the lens choice was deliberate for a specific shot I had in mind.
>But while using the camera, I started envisioning using the 5DMk2. Why
>it was top of mind was the fact my phone was pinging me with the
>various emails on this list covering this very topic. I found myself
>longing for that larger viewfinder and larger imaging area. Any pangs
>of desire for the E-M5 were quickly squelched as I had that knowing
>that this was definitely the right way to go.
>
>Then I was thinking how to disguise the fact it's a Canon. I'm still
>getting odd twitches when considering the concept of having a Canon in
>my bag.
>
>AG
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