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BryanKing
07-26-2009, 07:01 PM
When I purchased my 40D about 1-1/2 years ago, I bought and installed an EF-D focusing screen. I am an architect and for me, having the grid is really important to double-check that I'm getting my lines composed vertically and horizontally (at least when that is my intent!)


My question is, just today I found that the 40D has a custom menu setting to be used when you are using this focusing screen instead of the standard focusing screen. What compensation does the firmware perform based on the focusing screen? I have always been happy with my results from the camera, will I actually see any difference now that I've set the camera to acknowledge the focusing screen change?

Daniel Browning
07-26-2009, 11:57 PM
What compensation does the firmware perform based on the focusing screen?


It changes autoexposure because the AE meter is behind the focusing screen.