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p.1 #1EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
Howdy y'all,

I've scored an EC-S for my 1V, and I have a Voigtlander 40mm f/2 that I'd love to start using.

I've googled all I can, and I cannot seem to find a consensus on which custom function setting to use. Anyone know if it's 0-0, or 0-1?

Thanks in advance.

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Jan 25, 2026 at 01:07 PM
panos.v
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p.1 #2EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
It has been a while since I had that combo but I vaguely remember I didn't have to change the setting Vs the stock screen. Or it didn't really make much difference.

If you measure off a wall or other uniform area you can test the settings and see what they do. You can verify Vs a digital camera or the stock screen then.
Jan 25, 2026 at 02:32 PM
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p.1 #3EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
I also think it should be 0-1. In the original manual the Ec-N and Ec-R are the only ones shown with the 0-0 setting. The Ec-N is older than the 1V (used with the EOS 3) and the Ec-R is for the 1N RS, an even older camera. The Ec-S is newer than the 1V.

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Jan 25, 2026 at 04:43 PM
 


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p.1 #4EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
Ec-s is not officially supported by 1V. There is no custom function setting for it. Best you can do is to perform some tests to learn how it affects metering under different scenarios and then apply exposure compensation.
Jan 28, 2026 at 07:41 PM
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p.1 #5EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
This review reports that the viewfinder gets dimmer by a different number of stops depending on the chosen aperture. That doesn’t make sense to me. I would of thought that a particular texture on the focussing screen would have a constant light transmission penalty at all apertures.

The review does state that the viewfinder is noticeably dimmer. If it was me I would probably start by reducing my iso by 1-2 stops on the 1V. Remember that negative film has a wide latitude on the overexposure side.

https://www.pointsinfocus.com/reviews/accessories/camera-accessories/canon-ec-s-focusing-screen/
Jan 29, 2026 at 04:45 PM
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p.1 #6EOS 1V & EC-S focusing screen help
andrewd01 wrote:
This review reports that the viewfinder gets dimmer by a different number of stops depending on the chosen aperture. That doesn’t make sense to me. I would of thought that a particular texture on the focussing screen would have a constant light transmission penalty at all apertures.
ttps://www.pointsinfocus.com/reviews/accessories/camera-accessories/canon-ec-s-focusing-screen/

It's probably because changing the aperture changes the angle that the light enters the lens, but that is surprising.

Nov 06, 2026 at 03:17 PM


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