FWIW, one more man's opinion. I put the Ec-D matte grid screen into my EOS 3 (since sold) and EOS 1v. Slightly darker, but higher contrast and easier to focus as Mike says, not to mention the free help in rule-of-thirds composition and making skewed horizons go away forever. This probably sounds overblown, but in the general case I would consider the Ec-D screen to be an automatic upgrade for high-end EOS bodies. Well worth the few bucks. Like the Nike ads say, just do it (and don't forget to change CF 0).
--Ken S. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex Zabrovsky Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 12:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: EOS-3 screen Thanks Mike. Did you find the grid screen to be dimmer or similar in brightness to EOS-3 standard one ? Regards, Alex Z -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael J. Shupe Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 12:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: EOS-3 screen I don't pay much attention to the brightness of screens these days (I have a matte/grid screen in my eos 3, and it works great, but I never use it since getting a couple D60 bodies). However, one caution...if you need to do any manual focusing, whether because of personal preference or just a situation where AF doesn't work, keep in mind that the brighter the screen, generally the less "pop" there is when something comes into focus. The older technology screens tend to be better for manual focusing. I really liked the grid screen in the eos 3 for this fact when I replaced the standard screen with it. Mike Alex Zabrovsky wrote: > > I notice the central, spot metering circle of my default EOS-3 screen is > considerably brighter then all the rest area of the finder. No question > whether it is OK, I guess it deliberately has been designed this way. Why ? > Frankly, that bothers me a bit, while the entire screen doesn't meet that > brightness as delivered in the spot metering circle. Any ideas ? > > Did anybody try the New Laser-matte screen (Ec-R) in EOS-3 ? According to > Canon, this one is 1 full stop (or even a bit more) brighter then the EOS-3 > default, since being originally developed for EOS-1N RS. I would consider > one to replace the default screen in my EOS-3, however hesitate due to lack > of AF area oval which I find very convenient for focusing composition. > > Regards, > Alex Z -- Michael Shupe M.J.Shupe Photography Michigan Tech University www.northernlightsgallery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
