RE: I used a K2 for many years with the micro prism screen. It was one of
the few things I never liked about it. I much prefer the split image screen
which seemed to be standard on the next generation.
One of the things that makes manual focus on the ZX-5 difficult is the lack
of a focusing aid on the screen.
"David A. Mann" wrote:
> > I have a 15mm SMC-A -- it has a very short 'throw' --- only about 1 inch
> > and it seems pleasant to focus manually--- Of course it is almost impossible to
> > get anything out of focus. :-) (at f16 everything from 12" to infinitity is in
> > focus)
>
> I actually find this lens very hard to focus finely in some situations. The
> reason is that any single object tends to be too small to make sense in the
> microprism focussing screen of my K2. It doesn't matter too much to me as
> 99% of its use is beyond two metres!
>
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