> > 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 >
Hi Tom, A change of focusing screens will not alter the % of what you see in the finder, this is determined by the mirror and prism sizes and geometry. Unless you shoot a lot of technical images I'd stick with the plain screen. I had a couple of EOS 5QD bodies with VG-10 grips that I loved to shoot but I could never quite get used to the 94% finder image. I too struggled for some time with this problem before giving up, I shoot mostly chromes and this was one of the primary reasons I switched to the EOS 1n bodies. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
