Hello Shel, Some of us always preferred a straight matte screen even in manual focus bodies. Whenever I have had a camera that could change focusing screens I have always replaced the standard with a matte screen.
The bigger problem with the AF camera screens is that they are brighter and finer which can make focusing with the matte more difficult. So far, on the PZ-1p, MZ-S, *ist and *istD I have had no trouble focusing manually - that is my norm. Size of viewfinder can also have a negative effect - the ZX-M even with focus aids was rather small. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, February 17, 2004, 4:21:04 PM, you wrote: SB> I understood (and recall from looking) that the viewfinders SB> on AF cameras don't have focusing aids, like the screens in SB> the LX, et al, and therefore aren't as good for manual SB> focusing. Can't recall a single AF viewfinder that had such SB> aids. SB> Christian wrote: >> >> The VF in the ist-D is surprisingly good. I had an LX before the D and was >> pretty spoiled (by 35mm standards). Compare the D to the Olympus E-1 or >> Nikon D-100 and the D is the big winner. >> >> With a bright lens like the 85/1.8, it's gotta be operator error because I >> have no problems focusing the D with a 300/4 with a 2x TC... and my eyes >> are bad! >> >> Christian >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:32 PM >> Subject: Re: SMCT 85 struggling on *istD? >> >> >> > I'd say you screwed up the focusing ... let's face it, from >> > what I understand the VF in the newer cameras are not >> > designed for manual focusing. >> > >> >
