On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Based on theoretical assumptions alone, I would imagine it's a lot >>> easier to focus this lens on the K-01's live view, while at the same >>> time the lack of an EVF makes holding the camera steady harder, thus >>> making correct focus distance harder too. Do both of these cancel out, >>> thus making this lens as hard to focus correctly as on a mirrorfull >>> Pentax? >> >> A tripod solves both problems. > > But creates several new ones. > > Have to face it: most people shoot handheld most of the time. I own a > great tripod and a great monopod. They are both in as-new condition. > :-) Actually the monopod sees more use as a handheld lightbox mount.
Certainly. But if you're going to complain about how difficult it is to focus and hold the camera still, there are solutions. Me? I put my Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 on my Olympus E-1 body. Gives me a superb performing, effective 170mm f/2.8 FoV/DoF with the light gathering power of an f/1.8 lens in a smallish, hand-holdable package. That FoV/DoF is the major reason I keep the E-1 and Nikkor 85mm around. And when I put it on a tripod ... stunning sharpness and quality unheard of with any hand-held rig with that FoV. :-) -- Godfrey "My sharpest lens is a sturdy tripod." - gdg -- 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.
