andrew_spence1 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 <p>guys<br> thinking of buying a 5d<br> which screen would be the best for manual focus lenses on a 5d<br> Ee-A Ee-D or Ee-S<br> ive got the lenses and thought I may as well use them on a 5d with its af lenses too<br> regards Andrew</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 <p>Ee-S is the best, but for any lens that is slower than f2.8 the screen image is darker than it would be with either of the other screens, so it is not so good for slower lenses. Fyi the 5DIII cannot fit any different screens, but the 6D can.</p> Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 <p>I tried the Ee-S on my 5D MkII but it was terrible when using my 24-105mm f4L... far too dark. It did make a noticeable difference when manually focusing faster lenses though. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_pierlot Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 <p>I use an Eg-S screen in my 5DII, and haven't had an issue with darkening with my <f/2.8 zoom, perhaps because I use that lens exclusively outdoors.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 <p>Agree, outside in good light you don't notice the darkening really at, say f4. However now I have the 70-300mm L which is f5.6 at the long end, the difference is quite dramatic. The Eg-S is a help with manually focusing fast lenses, no question.</p> Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_roberts11 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 <p>Can't say I've had any problems with the Ee-S, wasn't a big fan of the Ee-D though.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ogilvie Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 <p>Andrew,</p> <p>Ee-S screen by far!<br> When I got my 5d, all I had were manual focus lenses from my Contax RTS system. I tried various screens and the Ee-S was the winner. I use it too for my Conorus converted Zeiss Contax-N lenses etc., and even a Canon 400/f5.6.<br> It not only makes focusing easier on manual focusing lenses, exposure metering is more accurate as well with these lenses. You don't have the brightening feature of the Ee-A screen throwing the metering off when stopping down.<br> Avoid any of the screens with a split image center spot. While focusing is a snap, metering becomes useless. I tried this with both a modified Canon screen as well as an aftermarket one.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_avis2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 <p>Chris O., do you mean that the usual exposure compensation of -1/3 or -2/3 stop for full-manual lenses is no longer needed when using the Ee-S screen?<br> I am surprised to hear you use it with the 400mm f/5.6 lens but I guess it really depends on the amount of light... if it is too dark to use a f/5.6 lens with the Ee-S focusing screen then it is also too dark to get a usable shutter speed, right?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ogilvie Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 <p>Ed,<br> No, what I mean is that the camera's light meter gets thrown off by the non-linear brightness of the Ee-A screen when you use a manual focus lens at different f-stops.<br> Yes, you still have to apply a basic exposure compensation, which varies by the lens.<br> The reason that I also use the Ee-S screen with the 400mm lens (and the other AF lenses) is that I am just too lazy to change the focusing screens between lenses... Guess I am just not a studio photographer.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ogilvie Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 <p>See also the discussion on this earlier post. I know that my take then was a bit more "on point", since I had just tried the various screens.<br> <a href="/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00Yzas">http://www.photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00Yzas</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_spence1 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 <p>guys thanks for all you help<br> ive been reading on on the 5d<br> regards andrew</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_wills1 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 <p>Andrew,</p> <p>Ee-S screen by far!<br> When I got my 5d, all I had were manual focus lenses from my Contax RTS system. I tried various screens and the Ee-S was the winner. I use it too for my Conorus converted Zeiss Contax-N lenses etc., and even a Canon 400/f5.6.<br> It not only makes focusing easier on manual focusing lenses, exposure metering is more accurate as well with these lenses. You don't have the brightening feature of the Ee-A screen throwing the metering off when stopping down.<br> Avoid any of the screens with a split image center spot. While focusing is a snap, metering becomes useless. I tried this with both a modified Canon screen as well as an aftermarket one.</p> Curious when using the split prism did you go into the camera menu and change the metering screen. I know in my 1 series you can set the screen in the menu and it helps the meter compensate. I ask because i'm curious how well it compensates with this screen as i have the ee-s screen and am curious about the split prism or micro-prism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I like the grid (D), and I find that it worked as well as any of the others for MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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