Digital BW, The Print

"George Pappas" <george@...> wrote:

> ...
> I have the enhanced focusing screen ...

I'm about to look into that for the 5d2.  Which screen or style do you use?  My favorite screens over the years for both the old F1 and Rolleis have included grid lines to help with horizons and vertical lines.

I've also found a right angle finder with a 2x built in magnifier useful.  The live view looks like the ultimate focusing aid, but in the field I found myself not using it, in part because I wanted to hold down the number of new features I'd have to deal with and also because I'm concerned with noise increases with live view -- not sure if those are serious, however.

By the way, I took some photos in the mist of waterfalls with the 5d2, and the camera seemed to handle the dampness just fine.  The only problems I had were operator error -- forgetting which custom functions were on or off.  I sure wish Canon would allow us to modify their software and program some buttons on the camera to turn on and off the few of these functions we actually use.

> With lenses of this focal length, you only need a very small 
> amount of tilt or shift to have a significant effect on the image.

The tilt example on my main web page now used the 90mm with about a 4 degree tilt.

> The newer Canon 24mm design allows the rotation of the 
> tilt/shift axis ...

With the old 35 TS for the FD I could do the rotation myself -- and would switch back and forth as needed.  This new mount looks like a significant upgrade for the TS-E series.  I also wonder if they managed to reduce the rear element to film/sensor distance.  (I assume Canon still makes a few film cameras.)


Paul
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