Andy, I also own the MZ-S. It seems to me, that when you are that particular and methodical about focus, that you shouldn't even have AF turned on. My general rule of thumb is, Use AF when MF won't work as well. This case, MF seems like it would work much better.
As to technique, I tend to use the DOF more zoom like. Pick my subject and focus point. Then depress DOF and turn the aperture ring until I see the desired DOF. Finish my metering and fire the shutter. Bruce Dayton Tuesday, April 16, 2002, 2:46:36 PM, you wrote: AF> I already own an MZ-S, but would like to know how other owners use their AF> depth of field preview. AF> I used to point my camera at the nearest object that I wanted to be in AF> focus, half pressed the shutter release to focus, and then re-composed. Then AF> I would check the DOF, but to do this I had to release the shutter release. AF> So when I re-pressed the shutter release the camera re-focused (to my AF> annoyance). AF> I've recently switched technique and disabled auto-focus on the shutter AF> release. So now I use the auto focus button on the camera back, which means AF> I can fiddle with the DOF preview and all the other buttons and the focus AF> remains fixed. AF> I was wondering if anybody has found a different or better technique of AF> using the DOF preview ? AF> It strikes me that if the DOF preview lever was placed in a more suitable AF> place, then I would be able to hold the shutter release down with one finger AF> whilst operating the DOF preview with another. AF> Andy F AF> - AF> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, AF> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to AF> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
