The VF in the ist-D is surprisingly good. I had an LX before the D and was pretty spoiled (by 35mm standards). Compare the D to the Olympus E-1 or Nikon D-100 and the D is the big winner.
With a bright lens like the 85/1.8, it's gotta be operator error because I have no problems focusing the D with a 300/4 with a 2x TC... and my eyes are bad! Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:32 PM Subject: Re: SMCT 85 struggling on *istD? > I've used several samples and iterations of the 85/1.8, and > have used every iteration of the 105/2.0 from Super Tak thru > K. That's over a period of 30+ years. Lots of exposures. > Let's see, thats three 85mm/1.8 lenses and four 105mm > lenses. > > While I've never found a need to compare their sharpness > aperture by aperture (true folly, imo) I can say that these > lenses, in whatever iteration you find them in, are quite > sharp. The SMC Tak ~was~ a legend in its time (boy, do I > remember the buzz the lens caused when it came out), and the > K85/1.8 will stand against any lens for sharpness. It's > damned good. > > I'd say you screwed up the focusing ... let's face it, from > what I understand the VF in the newer cameras are not > designed for manual focusing. > >
