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[OM] Best focusing screen for low-light / shallow DOF

Subject: [OM] Best focusing screen for low-light / shallow DOF
From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:55:19 +0200
Hi All,

What would you consider the best focusing screen (for focusing  
accuracy on the matte area, especially
towards the edges of the frame) ? Especially with the 50mm f/1.4,  
although my other two most-used lenses
is the 24/2.0 and 90/2.0 macro.

The standard prism/microprism/matte screen is OK, but it's not great  
on the matte area, I am used to much
more precise Canon 1-series matte focusing screens (surely matte- 
screen technology has evolved since
the seventies). I am having a hard time seeing the 'sharp' plane of  
focus towards the edges of the screen.

If it doesn't mess up the light-meter reading, all the better,  
although I do use incident metering 90%
of the time in anyway, so it's no big deal. Should I be looking  
Olympus, or are other screens like
Beattie Intenscreen better?

thanks for any advice,
Dawid


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