With the split screen, I always felt more confident of primary focus. I'd often pick the edge, twig or branch I especially wanted in sharp focus. I've used matte and had it work OK, but never quite with the comfort as when using split screen.
Jack --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Doug Brewer <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Doug Brewer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 12:21 PM > Luiz Felipe wrote: > > Doug, using fast lenes the split is the better option, > for me. I really hate when I can't change it for the > matte for the long and dark lenses. But 90% of my pics are > taken with lenses 5.6 or brighter. > > > > LF > > sure. Doesn't stop them from being fiddly. > > I'm a look-around-the-frame kinda guy, so the one focus > splitter in the middle never appealed to me, and I love > having the subject pop into focus, wherever it is in the VF. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.

