On 5/6/2012 11:57 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Fri, May 4, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>> 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.
> My ancient Lumix does this in MF mode. One of the things I think was
> just so cool about that camera. Problem is that there aren't enough
> pixels in the display to know whether you've got accurate focus most of
> the time and it only zooms about 5x. :(
My first Canon compact, the S110 (of 11 years ago, not the new one coming soon)
had no MF function, you had to lock
focus with a half press.
All since, A710IS, A650IS, G11 and (new) S100 have the magnified center for MF
focus available, so it's clearly common
on Canon compacts. By available, I mean it can be turned on and off in the
menus. On the S100 (and G12, I'd guess), it
can be assigned to the front control ring, just like an MF lens, well, sorta as
it clicks to fixed settings. ;-)
Even with a high resolution LCD, though, I sometimes find it difficult to focus
with certainty. I think it's only about
5x, and somehow less effective than the full LCD 5x on the 60D, let alone 10x.
Probably works better on a tripod, I suppose.
Still, much better than MF on the Sammy, with no magnification at all. :-)
M.F. Moose
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