Daniel Goller wrote:
cogitech: which brand screen do you use for all of those cams? Aside from Ee-S for 5D?
Well, it has been a while (only have a 10D, 20D and 5D, now), but I basically used Haoda and other random HK or Chinese stuff from e-bay. As cheap as I could get it, as usual. Once shimmed right, they all ended up working fine.
Interesting you would say haoda, since i had no luck with mine. (I still have it packed up over here somewhere.)
what amterials did you use to make shims?
Even the smallest differences in material thickness seemed to throw me from back to front focusing or vice versa.
What's even funnier is that this haoda was designed to be shimmed, unlike the older ones that were designed to be installed w/o any shims.
Doesn't really matter now, i have a big bright viewfinder that allows me to nail focus w/o any split prism, and i can join you in smiling at those who think they can't manually focus ;P
Kevin M: Oh, focus confirm adapters work prety good if you don't have a VF to judge focus from, just keep your eye on the actual green confirmation dot, as it's a good indication if you already passed proper focus or not. (I say passed since you may not stop in time after hearing the beep/seeing the red indicator flash, but the green focus confirmation is what you really want to look at)
What do you know....
I reinstalled the screen as soon as I got back home, and focusing almost matches the AF confirmation beep.
I think I didn't press the screen holder hard enough last time.
what a relief......
I'm going to try this at a daylight just to make sure.
I guess Paul's suggestion fitted my situation after all.
Daniel Goller wrote:
Interesting you would say haoda, since i had no luck with mine. (I still have it packed up over here somewhere.)
what amterials did you use to make shims?
Even the smallest differences in material thickness seemed to throw me from back to front focusing or vice versa.
What's even funnier is that this haoda was designed to be shimmed, unlike the older ones that were designed to be installed w/o any shims.
Doesn't really matter now, i have a big bright viewfinder that allows me to nail focus w/o any split prism, and i can join you in smiling at those who think they can't manually focus ;P...Show more →
With my dRebels, I used the shims that were provided with the screen. With one of my 10Ds, I used a 20D shim that I had to cut into pieces and then use Scotch tape to put back together. I was shocked when it worked With the 5D I got lucky. The Ee-S just worked.
