Coming from using DSLR, for me it is hard to manually focus old slr, the images outside the circle is not focused and sometimes it's a pain when u have to focus fast for that perfect shot but it teaches u to be patient and think abt ur shot more carefully rather than just snapping every second. all in all makes u a better photographer.
I love the split prsim of my SLR's, when I was about to buy my DSLR, I thought I would really miss it, and it would be really hard to focus, specially with short USM manual focusing ring lens. But I quickly learned how to focus with my eye, and I kinda like not having a circle in the middle distracting my composition. The prism however is really much more accurate, and handy in very low light situations, and fast, for me it says "real photography".
@curioustykills You problably have a lens with a low maximum aperture, like f5.6 or something. Is that true? Because then one half indeed is black, because there's not enough light passing through the lens then. You can only solve this problem by buying a faster (=lower f-number) lens.
Thanks for a great video! Very good visual demonstration of the principle. It is possible to install such a system in most modern dSLR's however. You can find a replacement part for around 100-200$. I believe Catz Eye produces those for most Nikon and Canon models.
very informative video especially for a yougen like me who is only accustomed to dlsr. I'm looking to get my hands on an old film slr and always wondered how photographers in the day could focus so easily without the aid of autofocus (canonUSM). thansk for filling me in!!:)
Coming from using DSLR, for me it is hard to manually focus old slr, the images outside the circle is not focused and sometimes it's a pain when u have to focus fast for that perfect shot but it teaches u to be patient and think abt ur shot more carefully rather than just snapping every second. all in all makes u a better photographer.
daas8214 4 months ago
I love the split prsim of my SLR's, when I was about to buy my DSLR, I thought I would really miss it, and it would be really hard to focus, specially with short USM manual focusing ring lens. But I quickly learned how to focus with my eye, and I kinda like not having a circle in the middle distracting my composition. The prism however is really much more accurate, and handy in very low light situations, and fast, for me it says "real photography".
surferboy36O 8 months ago
Lol, "The Old days." I don't think the 80s count.
Morahman7vnNo2 1 year ago
it's really hard for me to align the split image part, and the other half is black... what should i do?
curioustykills 1 year ago
@curioustykills You problably have a lens with a low maximum aperture, like f5.6 or something. Is that true? Because then one half indeed is black, because there's not enough light passing through the lens then. You can only solve this problem by buying a faster (=lower f-number) lens.
mcv1994 1 year ago
@curioustykills You should also try moving your head towards the right or left. That usually works for me.
Catz0125 7 months ago
Great video.. Very clear and informative. THANKS!
loternchern 1 year ago
Thanks for a great video! Very good visual demonstration of the principle. It is possible to install such a system in most modern dSLR's however. You can find a replacement part for around 100-200$. I believe Catz Eye produces those for most Nikon and Canon models.
Shadowstray 1 year ago
very informative video especially for a yougen like me who is only accustomed to dlsr. I'm looking to get my hands on an old film slr and always wondered how photographers in the day could focus so easily without the aid of autofocus (canonUSM). thansk for filling me in!!:)
thefatcatvlog 1 year ago
Great video!
luderpt 1 year ago
that's a great video. thanks. now i have a visual idea of how my dSLR focuses. this logic but horizontal and vertical.
ofsahin 2 years ago