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Riley Stearns August 18th, 2005 12:08 AM

I recieved my screen in the mail today, so now I've got to figure out how to fit it in a 55mm filter. Home Depot here I come.

Leo Mandy August 18th, 2005 09:14 AM

Hey Riley, where did you buy the screen from? Keep me posted on project and how you manage to get the screen mounted.

Riley Stearns August 18th, 2005 10:38 AM

I certainly will, and I bought mine from B&H.

Ben Winter August 18th, 2005 11:39 AM

You could glue it to a UV filter. I'm investigating finding on of those rotatable mounts because it's a bit of a hassle to turn the screen the right way so it lines up in the frame. Of course, if you always plan on using the same setup (macro lenses don't change, etc.) setting it up once should be enough.

Riley Stearns August 18th, 2005 04:18 PM

My solution today was to buy a sheet of thick paper (project paper) which is the same thickness of a uv filter. I cut out a 55mm filter sized circle and then cut out a rectangle in the middle of that which holds the focus screen without glue. Then I got an empty filter ring and set the circle inside it. Works good for now until I can get a permanant plastic mount. I also found that I need a stronger macro. The grain on the screen is more than I got from the home-made gg, but it doesn't bother me like it does other people. Once I find a +10 macro, I'll post footage from my adapter.

Ben Winter August 18th, 2005 06:38 PM

thats exactly what I had planned on doing until I found that the screen touched the 52mm frame at each of the four corners. Talk about lucky.


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