Well, there y'go ... never used a straight matte screen ... What do you mean by "finer?"
Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Hello Shel, > > Some of us always preferred a straight matte screen even in manual > focus bodies. Whenever I have had a camera that could change focusing > screens I have always replaced the standard with a matte screen. > > The bigger problem with the AF camera screens is that they are > brighter and finer which can make focusing with the matte more > difficult. > > So far, on the PZ-1p, MZ-S, *ist and *istD I have had no trouble > focusing manually - that is my norm. > > Size of viewfinder can also have a negative effect - the ZX-M even > with focus aids was rather small. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > Tuesday, February 17, 2004, 4:21:04 PM, you wrote: > > SB> I understood (and recall from looking) that the viewfinders > SB> on AF cameras don't have focusing aids, like the screens in > SB> the LX, et al, and therefore aren't as good for manual > SB> focusing. Can't recall a single AF viewfinder that had such > SB> aids. > > SB> Christian wrote: > >> > >> 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'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. > >> > > >> >
