Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGers, Wasn't there an outfit called CAT'S EYE that made screens for DSLRs only? Why am I the only one mentioning this? Or have they gone belly-up? Jerry Henning Wulff wrote: >> Dear Nikon, Canon, et al, >> Can we have our focusing screens back? >> >> The only digital camera out on the market now with a range of focusing >> screens that aid using manual focus is the Canon 1DS series. Frankly, >> I'd rather stick with a 5D if I were to go with an SLR, but there are >> no focusing screens with focus aids available for anything less than >> the flagship camera. Nikon looks like they have two focusing screens >> available for their D700 but neither have actual focusing aids; just a >> bunch of little brackets getting in the way of composing the image. >> So as far as manual focus goes on digital cameras, the Leica M8 is on >> top. >> I just wish these manufacturers offered the system compatibility that >> they once did. Instead of companies which make outstanding cameras, >> Nikon and Canon have become camera companies that make an outstanding >> amount of money through tactics of vendor lock-in. It's really >> disappointing. >> >> Phil Forrest > > > > I got a couple of Brightscreen screens for manual focussing with the > 5D. They work well. > >