I must admit that when I use to use Olympus OM-1 and Pentax MX cameras, I always replaced the screen in them for a plain matte one. I find the focusing aids get in the way for me. That is probably one reason I like the *istD for focusing and you don't. I find the matte in it to be quite reasonable to focus with.
Bruce Saturday, November 20, 2004, 11:57:57 AM, you wrote: JB> Only one Fresnel pattern and no spilt field centre means that manual JB> focusing is not as easy or convenient as it could be, compared to many other JB> cameras - IMO. The good thing about it is a clean and beautiful viewfinder JB> image. JB> Jens Bladt JB> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt JB> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- JB> Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB> Sendt: 20. november 2004 17:27 JB> Til: Jens Bladt JB> Emne: Re: YA New User JB> Sorry, have to strongly disagree. I focus manually about 90% of the JB> time with my *istDs and never use the focus confirmation. I find the JB> viewfinder just fine for manual focus. Could be JB> your lenses or eyesight maybe? JB> -- JB> Best regards, JB> Bruce JB> Saturday, November 20, 2004, 8:13:32 AM, you wrote: JB>> For Manual Focus the viewfinder screen sucks. You can't really see if JB> it's JB>> sharp - you just wait for the red square to appear ar the green lamp and JB> the JB>> beep. So you might as weel just use AF. Better screens for the camera JB> are JB>> available, though - AFAIK. JB>> Jens Bladt JB>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB>> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt JB>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- JB>> Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB>> Sendt: 20. november 2004 15:11 JB>> Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JB>> Emne: Re: YA New User JB>> Quoting Jon Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> How well does the istD work with manual focus lenses? >>> JB>> I use the *istD in manual focus much more often than autofocus. I find JB> it JB>> very easy to focus manually. (On the other hand, I find the autofocus JB> slow. JB>> So you can consider that both a positive and a negative review at once.) JB>> Hope that answers that question. JB>> Oh, and welcome! JB>> ERNR
