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p.2 #1 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

King: just checked robertsimaging.com... they have the eg-s for the 5D2, but not the ee-s for the 5D. Thanks for the suggestion though

Jul 03, 2009 at 06:29 AM

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p.2 #2 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

I would like to try some manual focus primes but I cannot manually focus using 5d's current screen so I was hoping ee-s will help there.

Jul 03, 2009 at 07:14 AM

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p.2 #3 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

Has anyone bought an ee-s screen that does NOT have the identifying "S" on the removal tab?

Mine is a Canon screen and it has the "s" on the tab.

I would like to try some manual focus primes but I cannot manually focus using 5d's current screen so I was hoping ee-s will help there.

It definitely will help. I use it with my 3 Zeiss f2.8 lenses and one Zuiko f3.5 lens.

I have two f4 lenses... Can I use the ee-s screen?

Yes

Snook--do you have ONLY f4 maximum lenses? If so, there is no need for the Ee-S screen

There is a common misconception that the Ee-s screen will not work at all with lenses more closed than f2.8 (i.e f4). That is not true at all. It will work even at f5.6 because I used it to also focus a Canon 400mm f5.6 at near dusk (EV 6). It was quite difficult to focus and I didn't like the darkness of the screen, but it did work.

My own personal preference is it is O.K. with f4, but too dark for my liking at 5.6. And yes it is very easy and fast to change back to the normal screen.

Jul 03, 2009 at 06:30 PM

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p.2 #4 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

javanutsy;
I've been waiting for the ee-s screen to become available, and can confirm no one has it in stock at the moment. It is even on back order at the Canon E-store. B&H will e-mail me when they have it in stock again, but they don't know when they will (I asked).

Mark

Jul 03, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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p.2 #5 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

Snook--do you have ONLY f4 maximum lenses? If so, there is no need for the Ee-S screen

There is a common misconception that the Ee-s screen will not work at all with lenses more closed than f2.8 (i.e f4). That is not true at all. It will work even at f5.6 because I used it to also focus a Canon 400mm f5.6 at near dusk (EV 6). It was quite difficult to focus and I didn't like the darkness of the screen, but it did work.

My own personal preference is it is O.K. with f4, but too dark for my liking at 5.6. And yes it is very easy and fast to change back to the normal screen.

I don't disagree with this statement--the screen absolutely works with all lenses, it's just a matter of how dark the image gets through the viewfinder. I still stand by my statement though that there is no need for an Ee-S screen if you're only using lenses with maximum apertures of 2.8 or smaller.

Jul 03, 2009 at 06:51 PM

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p.2 #6 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

Mark Zwiesler wrote:
javanutsy;
I've been waiting for the ee-s screen to become available, and can confirm no one has it in stock at the moment. It is even on back order at the Canon E-store. B&H will e-mail me when they have it in stock again, but they don't know when they will (I asked).

Mark

Yeah BHPhoto will email me too... Called a local camera store and the Samy's at Fairfax (L.A.) has some. I'll try to pick it up today.

BTW, anyone wants an Ee-a standard screen. Posted on the buy/sell forum here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/789609/0#7262988

Jul 03, 2009 at 06:57 PM

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p.2 #7 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

A bit off topic, but the seller has refunded my money and my faith that good people exists in this world have been restored

Jul 04, 2009 at 04:41 AM

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p.2 #8 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

All the type S screens I have seen have a small 'S' engraved in the tab.

The type S screen will become very dark when used with a lens having a maximum aperture slower than 2.8; for the typical kit zoom it will border on unuasble. Should make the difference readily apparent.

Jul 04, 2009 at 05:50 AM

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p.2 #9 · 5D: ee-s screen and metering

I'm going to buy the Ee-s screen at the local camera shop on Sunday and will look for that 'S' before taking it...

Jul 04, 2009 at 05:57 AM

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