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From: poser@leland.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Tower)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Subject: Searching for contrasty EOS-1 screen
Date: 11 Dec 1995 12:16:24 -0800
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I am a Nikon-EOS convert who misses one thing about the Nikon (and most other
systems) cameras--the contrasty focusing screen. ("Contrasty" might not be
right word--I mean the ability to determine whether a shot is in or out
of focus.) A big part of the reason that I switched was the ability to
change on the fly from AF to MF, but I am finding it difficult to do the MF
part with the EOS screen. I currently have a matte in one camera and a matte
grid in the other. The plain matte seems to be a little easier to focus
(might just be a cleaner prism or something), but it's not as nice as
the 8008 and F4 screens I used to have. I must say, though, that
it does seem a far cry better than the awful screen on the otherwise
wonderful T-90 I had for awhile.

I'm wondering if the EC-K laser matte screen will be more contrasty or
if it's designed to be brighter. It seems that there's generally a trade-off
between these two factors, and I'd rather have a dim screen (I'm using
lenses in the f/1.8-2.8 range) that's contrasty than a bright screen where
I can't tell if it's in focus. The emphasis seems to be on the other end
(witness the impossible-to-focus but bright-as-could-be Intenscreen I once
had in my FE).

I'm looking for other people who have had the same problem and have found
some solution. (Meter accuracy would be nice, but it's a secondary concern,
since I do most of my metering hand-held.)

TIA

-Patrick Tower
poser@leland.stanford.edu
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~poser/