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wfrank wrote:
Interesting thread - and many sub-questions. Good to hear your positive experiences with the 5D3 Philippe and Bob!
I have a question. When I changed the matte in the 5D2 from the stock to the EG-S the change was dramatic. With fast lenses used wide open optimal focus suddenly screamed in the VF - which is essentially why I started to play with manual focus lenses. For me the stock screen (in 5D2) is nowhere close, almost useless. To be clear, this is at wide-open (or close to wide open) usage - not landscaping F/8-11 or so.
You that report such a big change in usability with the 5D3's stock screen, do you also share the same experience with the EG-S vs stock in the 5D2? If you just tested the EG-S a few times and then went LV it does not count here ...Show more →
It's hard to give metrics here. I had the EG-S in my (now sold) 5D2. I didn't feel like the change was dramatic but I kept the EG-S in the camera for the time I used it. So, last week, I shot the 5D2 (with EG-S). This week, I changed to the 5D3 with stock screen. To me, there was a dramatic jumb as you describe when you changed screens in your 5D2. And to be clear, I'm talking handheld, manual focusing through the VF. Except for increased low light performance, this was the most dramatic finding with my use of the 5D3 vs 5D2 to date. I spend less time ensuring proper focus and therefore I can concentrate on composition during street shooting.
A second input/thought is about AF-confirm. With slow lenses I use it with the 5D2, I find it work well - but you're more or less limited to the center cross, albeit the other sometimes help. The reason for it working could of course be the fact that the DOF is wider, but still it's useful. Particularly as the EG-S makes the VF dark with slower lenses (VERY dark in low-light situations).
The last point is really the backside of the EG-S.
Note my unscientific test a page back. I used the outer most focus point without surrounding assist at ISO 12800, shooting wide open!
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