your experience please

13 years 6 months ago #3424 by simpy
I have recently purchased a Canon 5D Mark2 for my son, and we now have a redundant 5D Mark1, I am considering keeping this for use primarily with my 50mm 1.4 or considering a Zeiss 50mm manual , to give me a quick fire natural light solution without changing lenses, have read up and it seems the way to go may be to get an older 35mm style split focus screen to use on the 5D to give me pin sharp focus without relying on AF however there seems to be varying reports on their effect on exposure, can anyone verify this or have experience of using these focusing screens?


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13 years 6 months ago #4444 by PhotosGuy
I used to use split focus screens with film, & personally, I think AF is faster & more accurate than I am?
If you have focus problems, check to see if the 5D has the option to adjust the microfocus with each of your lenses.


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13 years 6 months ago #4966 by Solstar
Canon does make a precision focusing screen for use with apertures greater than 2.8, though I don't know if it is available for every camera. I would suggest that fixing an exposure problem by shooting in RAW is easier than a focus problem. I low light my experience is that it is very difficult o shoot in manual focus mode. I tend to miss shots b/c of focus problems even with auto-focus but fewer than if I were doing it manually.


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13 years 6 months ago #4968 by Screamin Scott
I don't shoot Canon, but I replaced the focus screen in my camera with a cut down screen from an older manual focus camera. So much easier to nail the focus now & since I shoot a lot of macro this is a welcome change.. The screens supplied with AF cameras are not designed to be used for focusing manually & thus are difficult to focus manually. As for affecting exposure, I can't say I've noticed any problems on my brand of camera (Nikon) but if there are any, the difference is negligible.

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