Embracing the noise!

[jimim]

The AF confirm light will lie to you just like that LCD screen will. If you're having trouble telling if your images are in focus through your viewfinder you might want to adjust your diopter. If that doesn't help enough you might consider getting a better focusing screen for your view finder. (I love my split focusing screen) To me the auto focus system is a lot like your light meter. It's often right on the money, but it's still gonna miss sometimes so you need to really be able to tell in the view finder what's going on.

ok maybe I'm thick but isn't the point of buying say a more expensive camera, like my 7d and better lens is so they work together and focus properly. why should i have to buy a third party focus sensor to get better focusing on my camera.

aslo what do they look like when looking through them? the same or diff? any links for me to see an example?

thanks!

jimi

 

[photo_chick]

ok maybe I'm thick but isn't the point of buying say a more expensive camera, like my 7d and better lens is so they work together and focus properly. why should i have to buy a third party focus sensor to get better focusing on my camera.

aslo what do they look like when looking through them? the same or diff? any links for me to see an example?

thanks!

jimi

You're not buying a third party focus sensor. You're buying a screen (and screen here is just a piece of glass) that can help you better see if your image is in focus. It's been a standard feature that photographers change out for a long time. Some people are very happy the stock screens, some like split like our old SLR's have, some like the shallow DoF screens, and some just like to have the nice composition or registration marks on their screen. But it's something to consider if you have trouble seeing if an image is in focus, though it is certainly not a guaranteed thing to make your images in focus. It won't make the AF operate any better. Canon offers some, mine is from KatzEye Optics, and there are other brands.

Buying photography equipment is a never ending journey. There is always something else out there to buy. LOL

 

[jimim]

You're not buying a third party focus sensor. You're buying a screen (and screen here is just a piece of glass) that can help you better see if your image is in focus. It's been a standard feature that photographers change out for a long time. Some people are very happy the stock screens, some like split like our old SLR's have, some like the shallow DoF screens, and some just like to have the nice composition or registration marks on their screen. But it's something to consider if you have trouble seeing if an image is in focus, though it is certainly not a guaranteed thing to make your images in focus. It won't make the AF operate any better. Canon offers some, mine is from KatzEye Optics, and there are other brands.

Buying photography equipment is a never ending journey. There is always something else out there to buy. LOL

thanks for that. i'll check out that company.

jimi