Why is the EOS-1V supplied as standard with the Ec-CIII focusing screen rather than the 'top-of-the-range' Ec-N, as supplied in the EOS-3?
The two focusing screens would appear to be identical in function according to the glossy advertising brochure for the 1V 'EOS-1V FOR PROFESSIONALS', apart from the Ec-N focusing screen having the additional description of "Brighter than the Ec-CIII by about 0.5 stops and offers improved visibility for the subject on the viewfinder". The description for the Ec-N does not include the comment that "Manual focus can be checked anywhere on the screen" included in the Ec-CIII description but all areas of both these focusing screens are ground & therefore 'focusable', & I can see no difference in features between the two. Contrary to the descriptions, the standard EOS-1V viewfinder seems a little brighter than that of the EOS-3 (looking through the same lens), but I guess that this is to be expected of a camera designed & manufactured much more recently than the EOS-3 (assuming my observation is accurate). I am lucky enough to have just acquired a EOS-1V to complement the EOS-3 I already own, & so I have had the opportunity to compare the view through the two viewfinders but I have not yet tried switching the focusing screens (to compare the effect) for two reasons: To start with I don't want to risk getting my grubby fingerprints all over the screens & getting dust trapped under them, unless there is an advantage to be gained. Plus, I have only one of each camera body & each screen, so would have to 'remember' the view through any given camera-&-screen-combination in order to compare it with another. The instructions for the EOS-1V state that 'Custom Function 0' needs to be set to '0' or '1' according to the type of focusing screen. This function needs to be set to '0' for the Ec-N & '1' for the Ec-CIII. There are a further 19 'Custom Functions' that can be set to enable all sorts of different features & customisations, the default setting being '0' for all these functions (as the camera is supplied), apart from 'Custom Function 0' which is set to '1' as standard, to accommodate the Ec-CIII focusing screen. Surely this discrepancy suggests that when the 1V firmware was written, the designers were expecting the Ec-N screen to be supplied as standard? I can't believe it is really just to get an extra �25 off new EOS-1V buyers for the better focusing screen: What is Canon's problem with using the Ec-N focusing screen in the EOS-1V? Dave Knott. South-East London. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
