Recapture Focus
Manual Focusing with Canon EOS 5D
Ever since I got a DSLR I missed the focusing screen I know from non digital cameras. I am a manual guy, I always set exposure and aperture manually. And typically I focus manually too.
But with auto focus systems on DSLRs there is no split screen for manual focusing anymore. I got by with using AF meanwhile. But now I finally got me the split screen focusing screen I am used to and it is such a relief.
No pressing of silly buttons, no positioning of auto focus points anymore. A quick twist of the focusing ring and I am done.
I obtained the focusing screen from Haoda in the U.S. and I can recommend it to anyone with similar needs. Two simple steps and the focusing screen is changed, it is very easy and well explained in the documentation.
There is virtually no change in claritiy of the viewfinder. To achieve maximum accuracy, the 5D can be set to adapt metering to the new focusing screen using custom function 00 (set to 2 for Ee-S) and all is finished.
But with auto focus systems on DSLRs there is no split screen for manual focusing anymore. I got by with using AF meanwhile. But now I finally got me the split screen focusing screen I am used to and it is such a relief.
No pressing of silly buttons, no positioning of auto focus points anymore. A quick twist of the focusing ring and I am done.
Haoda 5D-L focusing screen
I obtained the focusing screen from Haoda in the U.S. and I can recommend it to anyone with similar needs. Two simple steps and the focusing screen is changed, it is very easy and well explained in the documentation.
There is virtually no change in claritiy of the viewfinder. To achieve maximum accuracy, the 5D can be set to adapt metering to the new focusing screen using custom function 00 (set to 2 for Ee-S) and all is finished.