4 X 5 Crop in the view finder: I was recently shooting some head to toe shots with my Nikon D90. I post processed them to 4 X 6 easily. However, a few of the shots did not crop well to...

pauleveritt Loc: Erie, Colorado

I was recently shooting some head to toe shots with my Nikon D90. I post processed them to 4 X 6 easily. However, a few of the shots did not crop well to 8 X 10. Without permanently screwing up the camera, is there any EASY way to have the 4 X 5 show up in the view finder?

One suggestion that I have gotten is to get another focusing screen and mark it with a line or lines for a 4 X 5 crop. Well.... Maybe?...

Any other ideas?

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

That's what I do. My D3100 shoots 2:3 ratio (4X6), but I like 8X10. I figured out what 8X10 ratio would be on live view, then marked that with vertical permanent marker lines on the screen protector. Works for me.

djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

Easiest way I know is to use the 3:2 ratio, leave a little wiggle room on the edges and crop to 4x5 during processing. Probably not what you're after, though.

CurreyPhoto Loc: Reddick, Florida

djtravels wrote:

Easiest way I know is to use the 3:2 ratio, leave a little wiggle room on the edges and crop to 4x5 during processing. Probably not what you're after, though.

My camera allows me to select a 4X5 crop and the edges are grayed out so you can see what is outside the frame. Maybe your camera does the same thing.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

You can just think 8X10. I did Weddings with a 35mm and you can almost see the lines of the crop after some practice. Dave

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

pauleveritt wrote:

I was recently shooting some head to toe shots with my Nikon D90. I post processed them to 4 X 6 easily. However, a few of the shots did not crop well to 8 X 10. Without permanently screwing up the camera, is there any EASY way to have the 4 X 5 show up in the view finder?

One suggestion that I have gotten is to get another focusing screen and mark it with a line or lines for a 4 X 5 crop. Well.... Maybe?...

Any other ideas?

As someone else remarked here, experience will let you visualize the format within your view finder.

Similar to another comment, I've placed a set of marks on the top, bottom, and sides of my Hasselblad viewfinder so I can frame for a 16x20 easily when composing a photo.
--Bob

twowindsbear

You may be able to choose a 4:5 aspect ratio somehere in the setup menu(s).

Good luck

amehta Loc: Boston

OddJobber wrote:

That's what I do. My D3100 shoots 2:3 ratio (4X6), but I like 8X10. I figured out what 8X10 ratio would be on live view, then marked that with vertical permanent marker lines on the screen protector. Works for me.

:thumbup:
The D90 doesn't have a 4x5 mode, so this sounds like your best bet.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Please note that in my original response, I emphasized marking on the LCD screen protector. Initially I thought the D90 focusing screen was not removable, but it is.
http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/files/install4.pdf
The old screens (think Nikon F film camera) were very easy to change and were pretty durable, but the new - :shock: The handling for measuring and marking could very well end with a destroyed screen.