On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:28:22PM -0400, Christian scripsit: > Graydon wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: >>> Graydon wrote: >>>> proper split-prism viewfinder >>> For me, the above phrase is an oxymoron. Give me a nice matte >>> screen. >> >> Mind if I ask why? >> >> I could not begin to use manual focus successfully with the shipped >> matte screen of the K20D. The Katzeye split-prism I can at least >> begin; distant birdies benefit greatly from focus-confirm, but most >> nearby things I can manage to use manual focus. > > The central split prism tends to black out with long telephoto lenses > especially when combined with teleconverters making it totally > useless.
I have generally found that's a function of eye position with the Katz-eye, but yes, totally useless if black. > I'm able to manually focus quite well on a standard AF screen. Also I > don't like to recompose after focusing as my subjects generally don't > sit still for more than a few seconds. I do miss the grid screen in > the LX... sigh... Well, if it looks like an LX viewfinder, maybe it'll have a screen like the LX viewfinder. The various "leaks" seem to indicate that whomever is responsible for publicizing the thing is putting a lot of emphasis on the viewfinder, anyway. So either it's a purist optical glory, a very large EVF, or -- and I'll admit that this is what I'm hoping for -- they've taken the LCD off the back and stuck a switchable electronic overlay on the purist optical glory version. -- Graydon -- 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.
