In a message dated 99-06-27 16:01:14 EDT, you write:
> I find that if I am handholding, especially with a longish lens, the
> microprism is easier to focus with. I'm shaky enough to make the
microprisms
> "shimmer" quite a bit. Otherwise I use the split. Maybe I should be
keeping
> some caffeine pills in my camera bag to improve my focusing.
>
> Paul Schings
> Coventry, Rhode Island USA
"Shimmer" means to me that I better get that body and lens on a tripod. The
finely detailed objects in your view are crossing the miniature prism lines
back and forth. It may make it easier to focus but your results may vary,
especially at less than 1/focal lenth.
Warren
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