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Subject: Re: [OM] Back Button Focus was IMG: A Lesson That Should Have Been Obvious
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 14:52:14 +0100
Piers

Thanks, chum.  I knew about the MF aids, but I was writing about refining focus 
manually while in AF-S.

But the MF aids do need a little practice, so perhaps I’ll try that a bit more 
(again).

I have been operating my Fujis with the area focus selected and it’s not that 
satisfactory.  I’ll revert to single point, I think, set as small as possible.

Cheers

Chris

> On 12 May 16, at 09:10, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> " Since you don’t have a focus aid available (in my quick test yesterday with 
> an X-Pro1) "
> 
> You need to spend a little more time with the XPro1, Chris! Two-stage 
> magnification of the central part of the viewfinder, with the option of focus 
> peaking, AND a front-panel switch to select S-AF, C-AF or MF (but you only 
> get the MF aids if you have MF selected on the front-panel switch). That all 
> makes it a delight to use with MF lenses - think OM Zuiko! Even more so with 
> a focal reducer.
> 
> And I can't speak for Ian, but for me it is almost always that I choose the 
> AF point, never leave the camera to select for me, and for that, having AF 
> uncoupled from the shutter release is invaluable. Same would go for AEL, 
> except that I always have the XPro1 set to DR400, so exposure ceases to be 
> critical.

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