Re: [OM] M lenses mounted on X Pro 1 and X-T1 bodies

[John Hudson]

Piers .......... setting the MCS wheel to M got the split image effect 
for my 35/1.4 lens as well as the focusing distance scale along the 
bottom of the EVF and the rear screen on my X-T1. Voila !
By setting the MCS wheel on the X Pro 1 to M I activate the manual focus 
wheel on the lens itself. Depressing the rear wheel on the X Pro 1 
brings up a magnified portion of the image in both the EVF and the rear 
screen which in focusing but nowhere near as well as using a split image.
How do I effect the split image effect on the X Pro 1 ?

jh

On 8/4/2016 1:15 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Not sure what you mean by " manually focusable Fuji lenses of which I have
> only two .......... the 14/2.8 and the 23/1.4. If
> only the split image focusing option was available for all Fuji lenses !"
> While those two lenses are the only Fuji lenses with a focus scale on the
> lens, I have no problem at all using manual focus on the 18/2, 18-55/4 and
> 55-200/5.6, so long as I have the MCS selector set to M. I can even get a
> magnified central section if I press in the rear wheel.
>
> But the digi-rangefinder will not work if you have MCS set to S, as I
> understand it.
>
> I can't fathom why MF Assist is greyed out, but I do know why it isn't
> included on pages xiv and xv. It's because there is no mention in the main
> text itself!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus
> [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> John Hudson
> Sent: 04 August 2016 15:38
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] M lenses mounted on X Pro 1 and X-T1 bodies
>
> No digi-rangefinder display other than for manually focusable Fuji
> lenses of which I have only two .......... the 14/2.8 and the 23/1.4. If
> only the split image focusing option was available for all Fuji lenses !
>
> Meanwhile, I am now working out how I can, or if I can, engage the focus
> assist feature as well as the manual focus assist features on my X Pro
> 1. The "MF Assist" feature on the X Pro 1's 5th shooting menu is greyed
> out and inoperative. My X Pro 1 owner's manual does not include the MF
> Assist feature in the shooting menu index on pages xiv and xv !
>
> jh
>
> On 8/4/2016 10:50 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> > Yes, John, and indeed it applies to *any* lens mounted on any APS-C sensor
> > body (not just Fuji X), the field of view will be about 1.6 times that
> > expected of a lens with the same focal length, when used on any 35mm full
> > frame body (not just a 4T!).
> >
> > It is a property of the sensor dimensions.
> >
> > More to the point, does it give you the digi-rangefinder display?
> >
> > Piers
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olympus
> > [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> > John Hudson
> > Sent: 04 August 2016 12:59
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> > Subject: [OM] M lenses mounted on X Pro 1 and X-T1 bodies
> >
> > A 50mm / f2 M-Konica lens mounted on an X-T1 body appears to give a
> > horizontal angle of view approximately equal to that from a 75mm or 80mm
> > lens mounted on an OM4T body.
> >
> > Is this 1.5 times multiple standard throughout the range of 35mm camera
> > lenses which are mountable on X Pro 1 and X - T1 bodies?
> >
> > jh
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