AF *never* focusses on what I want it to. Never. So I'd need to inspect the rear LCD to see what the damned thing has chosen for me this time. If I can't see that because it's fuzzy, too small and/or bobbing and weaving around drunkenly at the end of my outstretched arm, it's fecking useless.
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:41 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > Working from the rear lcd only is for people who don't manually focus > obviously. Its ok for composition in subdued light, but that's about it. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > [email protected] > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bruce Walker > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 2:29 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: First Full Frame (digital) P&S: Sony RX1 > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 9/10/2012 8:09 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: >>> >>> a $2800 p&s with no VF and fixed lens is a colossal waste of money, in >>> my myopic opinion. >> >> >> Well, let's have a look. Some say that 35mm is THE focal length. Some > other >> people say that Carl Zeiss T* is THE optics. Compare it with the >> alternatives you have now: >> >> * Monstrous FF DSLR with similar lens - modern offering well above 5 > grand. >> >> * Leica M9 with a similar lens - you will cross into the five digits realm >> easily, sir. >> >> So, there will be sufficiently many people who might wanna say that this > is >> THE camera for them at rather bargain price... >> >> I pray you look at the bright side of life here, Doug. > > Absolutely. Because you'll have to hold this away from you like a > dirty diaper, the resulting camera shake blur in your shots will mask > any focus problems you'll have. So it's all good! > > I just can't wait for viewfinders to be (re-)invented in about 15 > years and heralded as a an astounding image quality breakthrough. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
