Questions tagged [focusing-screen]
The screen on which the image entering a reflex camera is reflected on by a mirror. Multiple designs are generally available.
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Focusing screen for Canon EOS 3/EOS 1V
I'm looking for an alternative to the native Canon EC series focusing screens, more specifically to the EC-A, EC-B, EC-D, EC-L. Due to some circumstances the only marketplace available to me is ...
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Why am I suddenly unable to focus with with Olympus OM-2 prism?
Somehow the prism for focusing in my Olympus OM-2 changed. The prism lost all its structure and what is left is a round grid structure with a divided circle in the middle, that is changing its ...
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Canon 100D focusing screen
I have a canon 100D/SL1. I was swapping my lens today and when removed the lens I noticed something fell, turns out it's the focusing screen. However I powered on the camera and took some pictures and ...
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Which side on an EOS focusing screen shall face up?
I recently replaced the focusing screen on my Canon EOS 6D. I received the new one with the mounting tab to the right in the box but the original was in the camera with the mt to the left. I mounted ...
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Any ideas on how to attach a bigger focusing screen on an existing SLR?
I am aware this is a very unusual idea but please bear with me.
I am using an old analog SLR from the 80s. The inside focusing screen is removable. I was thinking whether it would be possible to ...
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Canon 5D MkIV one focus point is unmovable, flashing
I ma having an issue that - no matter which focus points I select - one is permanently flashing.
I do not know what this means or how to change it. Restarting the camera did not help.
As you can see ...
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Will a split prism indicator still work if installed well off center?
There are known hacks about retrofitting trimmed-to-size surplus full-frame split prism screens to modern DSLRs. However, problems with spot metering are also commonly reported with such setups.
The ...
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Does an offset split-focus screen exist?
I shoot a Nikon F3 SLR with a split-focus screen, and I do a lot of portraits with very shallow depth of fields (e.g. 50mm f2.8 at 0.5m).
When I shoot a portrait I focus on the eye first, then ...
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How can I reattach the wire that locks the D500 focus screen in place?
The piece of wire that locks the focusing screen of my Nikon D500 has come loose completely. I cannot figure out where the two loops of the wire reattach, and I was wondering if this is an easy fix ...
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Canon Eos 1V focusing screen EC-CIV
I recently obtained the EC-CIV focusing screen and I want to use it in the Canon Eos 1V.
To get correct metering, the manual states to set the C.Fn-0 as follows:
C.Fn-0 should be set to '0' for New ...
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Just how much light does the Eg-S Focusing Screen reduce?
I have a couple of manual focus lenses that I like to use with a Canon 5Dmk2. In an effort to make this task a bit easier, I'm considering a purchase of the Canon Super Precision Matte Eg-S ...
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Is it Possible to Remove the Autofocus Points From the Viewfinder When Using a Split Focusing Screen?
I'm new to photography and recently purchased a Canon 60D. I purchased a split focusing screen from amazon and replaced the stock focusing screen.
I still see the autofocus points in the viewfinder, ...
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Focus points only visible in the dark on my EOS 550D
I bought a used 550D body recently. Everything was fine the first night I used it, however after a flight across Europe (might've possibly gotten a bump along the way, although not that I'm aware of) ...
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Are focusing aids part of the lens or the body?
On a few old 35mm cameras I think I recall that depending on the lens I used, the focusing aids (split image rangefinder and microprisms) changed a bit.
I now own a couple of Tni DSLRs (both with kit ...
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Donuts in the bokeh through the viewfinder of Canon 6D
I just bought a Canon EOS 6D, and while testing it I noticed that I tend to see small dark donut shapes in the center of the extremely out-of-focus highlight spots in the viewfinder. This was with an ...
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