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KatzEye Focusing Screen
Harley:
--- Quote from: RC on November 23, 2011, 12:08:43 PM ---Thanks for sharing this on the forum. I will begin my research and may join you. Honestly I miss the old split prism focus screens. Do you feel like you are missing anything from the original Canon screen?
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I didn't realize how much I missed the old split prism until I was looking thru an old Canon F-1 at a used camera shop. So far I don't feel like I am missing anything at all from the original screen. The AF still works like normal. The only thing that could be an issue is that this one darkens a little more when stopped down, but I really don't anticipate that will bother me. It just isn't that big a difference. Plus, the more accurate representation of shallow depth of field and "snap" is more than worth the trade-off.
I think the OptiBrite treatment is worth the additional cost to ensure a bright viewfinder, but honestly I haven't tried the same screen without the treatment so I don't know that from firsthand experience.
The split-prism/microprism is not obtrusive in the viewfinder. I was worried that it might feel congested in combination with the info from the transmissive LCD but that's just not the case.
Drizzt321:
I've looked into this on and off, but unfortunately they don't make one for the 5Dm2 >:( :(
c-law:
How much did it cost all in for the screen, the service and shipping?
Chris
AprilForever:
My Spotmatic has one of those screens... I love it!!!
Harley:
--- Quote from: c-law on November 23, 2011, 03:14:10 PM ---How much did it cost all in for the screen, the service and shipping?
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If you go to the KatzEye website http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/ you can get all the pricing info for your particular model. For me the screen was $105 + $55 for the OptiBrite treatment. Installation was another $65. They offered a discount for combining the screen purchase and installation, so all in it came to just over $200.
You can estimate charges for various priorities of shipping to your location by adding up all of the above to your shopping cart and entering a zip code at checkout. You don't have to complete the transaction to get a shipping estimate. The shipping quoted on the website is return shipping only, so you could double that to estimate the cost for you to ship your camera to KatzEye.
Additionally you can email Rachael at the website's "contact us" page. She was extremely helpful to me through the entire process. Drizzt321: you should ask them about the 5D mkII even though they don't show a specific product on the website.
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