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Elan II grid-type focusing screen


nilantha

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I have been exploring multiple exposure photography with my Elan II

and not having a grid-type focusing screen has been an issue,

especially when I want to compose subjects rather tightly. Just

wanted to know any body in the forum got any thoughts about this, I

know that Elan II does not support interchangeable focusing grids.

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Thoughts? Well. I don't know if you have many options since, as

you've noted, the Elan II doesn't have interchangeable grids.

 

The Japanese version of the Elan IIE, the EOS 55, had a

panorama mask built in and so its finder has two horizontal lines

marked on it. You could try to track down one of those screens

as a spare part and have it installed. Or you could extract the

screen on your current camera and score it with a steel rule and

a scalpel, though that's obviously a horribly dodgy way to do it. Or

you could switch to another camera which has optional grids,

like the EOS 600 series, EOS A2/5, 1 series, 3, etc.

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