Glad it's not just me. I even have problems focusing my 50/1.2 on my E-1.
Considering the miserable low-light performance of my E-1, and the fact
that I need to be able to shoot more concert shots in varying qualities of
light, I'm seriously considering moving to Nikon. However, that's a whole
other world of expense, and I really need a fast prime tele to do it well,
something for which I do not have the budget. So, I sit here in
frustration.
I really miss the viewfinder of my OM4Ti.
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been kludging the old lenses on Four-Thirds bodies for a few
> years now. I would consider it significantly more difficult to manual
> focus on the E-1 and DMC-L1 than the OM-3Ti. However, I've found that
> manually focusing ANYTHING on a modern camera, Olympus or Canon, is
> spotty at best. The focus screen in the 7D isn't too bad, but the 5D
> just doesn't do the snap. It mushes in and out. Again, this isn't the
> Zuikos talking, but is this way with the AF lenses.
>
> Essentially, what has happened is that we NEED autofocus because the
> screens are so bad. The screens are so bad because we have autofocus.
> In my experience, the Nikon focus screens are much better for manually
> focusing.
>
> I very much like the idea of live-view EVF. Yes, live-view has its
> issues, but one thing it has is the ability to do a quick and easy
> zoom for critical focus function. I would really like (and haven't
> seen whether the M-5D does this), is a central spot in the viewfinder
> be zoomed in. The rest of the image stays full-image, just the center
> is zoomed. That way I can focus on something without having to press
> any buttons whatsoever. OK, maybe have it activate on the half-press.
>
> AG
>
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