Focusing Screen - Brightscreen or Haoda screen

Anyone using Brightscreen or Hoada screen on APS-C camera 7D - Does it help and which one do you recommend.

Have you looked at katzeye? I just got one from them for my 7D. I love it! Makes it so much easier to manually focus.

I will look into Katzeye as you suggested - Is your screen brighter and did you get the cross focus.

I didn't notice it brighter than the stock screen because I didn't opt for their "optibrite" treatment. It does get quite dark as the lens stops down due to the split prisim. My slowest lens is 2.8 and I wouldn't want to go any slower than that.

By cross focus do you mean the split prisim? If so, then yes.

This was the one I ordered: http://www.katzeyeopti​cs.com …sing-Screen--prod_7D.html

It does make a world of difference in focusing with my Zeiss lens.

James - Thanks for the info and I'm planning to order this screen soon. I have been looking at the Hoada and Brightscreen as well.

JamesH wrote in post #11535791
I didn't notice it brighter than the stock screen because I didn't opt for their "optibrite" treatment. It does get quite dark as the lens stops down due to the split prisim. My slowest lens is 2.8 and I wouldn't want to go any slower than that.

By cross focus do you mean the split prisim? If so, then yes.

This was the one I ordered: http://www.katzeyeopti​cs.com …sing-Screen--prod_7D.html

It does make a world of difference in focusing with my Zeiss lens.

Received the Katzeye with slit prism and optibrite - Amazing add on tool especially for manual focus.

Thanks again for the advise.