DV Info Net - Canon Ee-s Screen evaluation (and good value static design)

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Just wanted to show the worst case scenarios with static EE-S screen taken with one of the cheapest manual camcorders from Panasonic.

Low light bokeh in metro station, back lighted subject with direct sunlight to lens and low sun shining into the lens from the side. All taken with camcorder too close to the focusing screen and 28mm f2 lens without lens hood. Added compression to all that and this is how worse it became. Not too bad.

When camcorder lens was at widest angle fully open and gain at max setting the footage became softer as as seen in the metro station part.

One aspect that needs fruther study is that vibrating EE-S matte side facing the SLR lens isn`t that soft at the same settings.

Cheers,
T

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It has been confirmed by Ben Winter that a $25 Nikon D100 replacement screen is as good if not better than Beattie when used in vibrating design.

It should be noted that through my experiences, these focusing screens have absolutely horrendous bokeh, and anyone desiring anything resembling a normal-looking image should avoid the D100 and Beattie.