Focus confirmation seems to pretty much shut down when I'm using my 600mm f8 lens.
Tom C wrote: >> Generally I find beeps and other artificial camera sounds distracting >> so I turn them off. However, if I need some way for the camera to >> inform me that it's locked focus when my eye is not at the >> viewfinder, or I cannot see the focus on screen or the indicator >> light, I turn on the focus confirmation beep. >> >> But this all seems so ridiculous. I mean, heck, if you're looking >> through the viewfinder and you can't see whether the image is in >> focus, why bother with an SLR? Are you that dependent upon auto focus >> systems? >> >> Godfrey >> > > Sometimes it's hard to tell if something is in focus. Eyes are getting > older, in dim light, with a 500mm f/8 lens on the front. The focus > confirmation beep is just a reassurance that maybe it's focused precisely. > Getting two input confirmations auditory beep and visual blink is good. > Necessary no. > > Like you said. > > Tom C. > > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
