Hi Shel,
My D has enough correction for me to leave my reading glasses home --
+2 is the max I think. I think the S is the same. I have it set at
about +1.8. Prior to buying that camera I had forced myself to learn to
focus with my left eye. It's nice to be back to shooting righty.
Paul
On Sep 1, 2005, at 1:17 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Go ahead and gloat a little, Fred, I'm sure it feels good, and I don't
mind.
I think the way FedEx works is that the shipper paid for delivery in X
number of days, and FedEx just won't deliver it before then. I've had
the
same issue with UPS. Having someone bothering the crew at the
distribution
center probably upsets their routine. So, I'll wait and you can enjoy
an
extra day of gloat time ;-))
I've been using Patsy's 5n and generally the AF is fine. In some
situations it's a PITA though. However, after installing some fresh
batteries, the AF seemed to perk up a bit. If you really want to
experience fast AF, just hook up the camera to your car battery. Wow
and
Yeeha! Unfortunately, doing that requires a delicate touch, which I
learned after the lens blew the front elements across the room.
On a more serious note, the 5n finder has enough correction to allow
me to
focus without wearing my glasses. It would be great if the DS allowed
that
as well.
Well, keep on enjoying that camera, and post more of your thoughts and
experiences. You've got less than 48-hours of gloat time left. use it
wisely <LOL>
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Fred
I'm jealous. Mine arrived early this morning at the FedEx
distribution
center, about 20 minutes drive from Casa Belinkoff, but FedEx won't
deliver
it until 9/2 and they won't allow me to pick it up, either. The SD
card
that I ordered hasn't arrived yet, so the camera wouldn't do me much
good,
although I could read the manual and do some preliminary fondling.
Oops, sorry, Shel - I didn't intend to gloat - I assumed that your
first
DS
experiences would be about the same as mine. <sheepish_grin>
I'm curious, though - why won't FedEx deliver until 9/2, or at least
let
you pick it up?
Nice to hear that the AF is acceptable.
Well, so it seems to me. However, you have to remember that I am an
af
newbie, so maybe I'm just easily impressed - <g>. (My partner has a
ZX-5n,
which she uses for both mf and af, but I've almost never used it.)
By the way, the viewfinder is just beautiful to use with mf lenses,
and
eye
relief is just great for me, considering that I wear glasses, and
sometimes
I find that eye relief can be a little hard to come by. I had visions
before the DS arrived of taking off that eyecup, but I find that it
does
not get in the way at all (i.e., it does not keep me from getting my
eye
close enough to see the full viewfinder).
Fred
