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Manual focusing on Canon 400D/XTi

Started Nov 1, 2012 | Discussions thread
Shorthand Senior Member • Posts: 2,976
Re: Manual focusing on Canon 400D/XTi

Before you swap out the focusing screen (which comes with exposure issues), a chipped adapter with a focus confirmation beep would be a big help.

Its just hard to see anything in those viewfinders. A magnifier will help some but there just isn't much resolution or brightness in the focusing screen in the first place ... they're nothing like a full frame pentaprism finder, which is what we all grew up with in SLRs.

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