Canon has a separate screen for manual focus of lenses of f/2.8 or
faster. But I have to admit that I can't tell much difference. It
doesn't make my eyes work any better. I find the gridded screen much
more generally useful.
Chuck Norcutt
Bob Whitmire wrote:
> On May 1, 2009, at 9:03 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> like with DSLR's all would appears fine in the VF,
>> but the nasty surprise would be on the print/slide. The Screens for
>> the DSLR's are purposely made for slower lenses and AF so faster MF
>> lenses can be tricky to use w/o live view focus.
>
> Hummm . . . I've got a f/2.8 manual-focus lens strapped on the front
> of my D3 at the moment. The focus screen is Nykon's standard ground
> glass, made mostly for autofocus. But I haven't had any trouble to
> this point. The ground glass pops at focus, and because the lens is
> "registered" with the camera, the focus sensor still works so when
> focus is achieved, I get the round dot in the viewfinder. True, when I
> get down to some serious critical work, I'll use live view magnified
> for focus just the way I want it, but for the moment I'm still playing
> with the lens and the shots I've taken have been limited by my
> abilities, not the equipment. (Full disclosure also requires me to
> confess the lens is 21mm, which means the depth of field is extremely
> forgiving of my errors, even on full frame.)
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bwp33.com
>
>
>
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