I do some manual focus with the E-330 but usually on a tripod in B
mode and making use of the magnified view.
You only have to try focussing by eye and then checking with
magnified B mode view to see just how far off you usually are.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 04/08/2008, at 4:48 PM, Moose wrote:
> Keep some perspective. The E-330 and E-500 are really poor (abysmal
> might be a better word) cameras for manual focus through the
> viewfinder.
> The viewfinders are small and dim, compared to those on many other
> small
> sensor DSLRs, let alone FF models. The focusing screens are optimized
> for brightness, which is not optimal for seeing focus, and have no
> focusing aids. In the case of the E-330, brightness is further
> compromised by the partially silvered mirror that lets light onto the
> Mode A live-view sensor.
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