I'm not willing to go there yet. I'd have to spend some quality time with a "so equipped" camera to make a jump like that. That could be because as my eyesight declines I'd still like to rely on the AF for quick shots.
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > Features like this are what convince me that I don't need autofocus as > well. When I can focus so quickly and so easily, even in dim light, > why bother with all the complications and drawbacks of AF? > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> It would be a feature that would interest me in a future mirrorless >> body. I have tried on on a Sony and it's pretty nice. I suspect that >> one you really began to use it with MF lenses it would be hard to go >> back. >> >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>> "Peaking mode" highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a >>>>> nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ >>>>> >>>> OK. Thanks for the clarification, but is this any different from (or >>>> better than) the focus confirmation indicator that we get with DSLRs >>>> when used with manual lenses? >>> >>> "Focus peaking" highlights the edges of the scene in the local areas >>> where contrast is at its peak. Unlike with a focus confirmation light >>> on a DSLR, with a fixed position array of AF focus sensors, focus >>> peaking operates on the actual image being captured by the sensor. >>> When you turn it on, you can literally see the focus plane shift based >>> on where the peak contrasts are located in the image. >>> >>> The GXR with firmware 1.40 (not limited to just the A12 Camera Mount) >>> supports two modes: mode 1 retains the natural full color image in the >>> viewfinder, illuminating edges with highlights as focus is moved. Mode >>> 2 does the edge illumination but also does a high pass filter on the >>> image, which essentially means you see ONLY the contrasty edges. >>> Coupled with the focus magnification function (which allows you to see >>> high resolution 2x, 4x and 8x magnifications of the field of view), >>> you can pinpoint critical focus to an arbitrary level of precision >>> with all kinds of scenes and lenses, even with lenses stopped down to >>> f/11 or f/16 and deep depth of field. >>> >>> These are focusing tools impossible in an optical reflex finder. They >>> require fast, high-resolution image processing of the incoming image >>> stream. Focus aids like this have been a high-end feature on >>> professional video cameras for a bit ... Seeing it come into the still >>> camera world is great. >>> >>> I experimented with the GXR + A12 Camera Mount, experiencing this >>> feature with manual focus lenses, a week ago. It is thrilling to see >>> how easy and precise TTL manual focus can become when using it. >>> -- >>> Godfrey >>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
