topic Re: Grid lines in General Discussion

Grid lines

John_SD — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:08:06 GMT

Do most of you guys have your grid lines turned on, or use a grid focusing screen of some kind? On the older Canons what did you do to get your shots lined up properly? I don't mean imagining the rule of thirds, either. I mean getting a level photo, or did you just fix it in post as best you could? I ask because I myself always have the grid turned on, but sometimes if I am trying to shoot something on the move, the grid doesn't really help me that much. Yet some guys seem to have a talent for getting very level shots.

Re: Grid lines

RobertTheFat — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 22:08:02 GMT

@John_SD wrote:
Do most of you guys have your grid lines turned on, or use a grid focusing screen of some kind?

I do.

On the older Canons what did you do to get your shots lined up properly?

Just winged it as best I coude. My Nikon film cameras let me replace the focusing screen with one with grid lines, but that disappeared with all but the most expensive cameras, once autofocus took over.

I don't mean imagining the rule of thirds, either. I mean getting a level photo, or did you just fix it in post as best you could?

<chuckle!> That was quite a problem, because the early versions of DPP didn't have rotational correction.

I ask because I myself always have the grid turned on, but sometimes if I am trying to shoot something on the move, the grid doesn't really help me that much. Yet some guys seem to have a talent for getting very level shots.

It's just practice and lots of paying attention. I err in one direction; my wife errs in the other. I wish we could just average it, but I guess that's not in the cards.

Re: Grid lines

ebiggs1 — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:52:33 GMT

I leave them on 100% of the time. But I leave perfect alignment to PS.