Tom, I think you are confussing the focussing screen with the viewfinder. Changing the screen to a grid or any other will not change the viewfinder. It is not possible to change the viewfinder. If you want 100% coverage, you will have to change your camera. The 1V does 100%, whilst the 3 does 97%(I think). I am not sure about the other cameras.
Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 27 February 2002 01:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS A2 and focusing screens. > > > Hello all, > > I have an EOS A2 and am very happy with it. But the one > thing I just can't > seem to get the hang of even after a couple years of trying is > compensating, or trying to, for the less than 100% viewfinder > image. I > never seem to either get in close enough or I over compensate and cut > something out. > > Recently I had to take some technical photographs for work > which I needed > to fill the frame as much as I could with the subject and > part of a scale > to produce different sizes later. I filled the frame OVER > what I saw in > the viewfinder to where I thought I would be where I needed > to be with the > developed image ( used a EF 50mm f/1.4 & a 36mm Kenko > extension tube if > your wondering). Once the film was developed I saw that I could have > filled the frame more. While the photos were still adequate > for what I > needed I got thinking about the viewfinder problem again. > > So with that in mind, I still have the original viewfinder in the > camera. My question is: Would one of the other viewfinders, > Grid or Cross > hair, available for the camera compensate to any degree for > this or would I > just be adding a new finder that would help me compose the > subject better? > > Thanks in advance for the help > Tom * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
