Frantisek wrote:
>To your question on focus confirmation - I think manual focus with >manual focus body (ie with high magnification finder, 0.9 and up, and >split-image focusing aid) is much much more precise than ANY autofocus >system on the market. I beg to differ. I find the good, modern Pentax AF bodies far easier to focus than any manual focus Pentax I've used. I did side-by-side comparison with the LX and the Z-1p and whereas the LX (old type focusing screen) was hard to impossible to focus with the 600/4 and 1,4 converter, I had no problems with the Z-1p in spite of a darker viewfinder. In comparison, the MZ-S with the 600/4 and 2X converter is possible to focus consistently I gave up on the same combination with the Z-1p. Split images screens are in my opinion totally useless; like most photographers, the first thing I did was removing these screens from any new camera body. The split image screens are not common anymore because they aren't needed any longer. Older cameras needed these focus assist features because the ground glass were too grainy for easy of focusing. Also, split image only work with fast lenses when focusing is easy anyway. The most important for focusing is not how bright or grainy or whatever a finder is but how easy it is for the photographer to decide when an image is in focus and when its not. Theres considerable mix-up here when discussing viewfinders. In terms of dealing with fast (manual) focusing, the MZ-S is the best Pentax ever in my opinion because its easy for my brain to decide when an image is in focus and when its not. Again I take exception of the LX with the new screens (which are similar to the MZ-S screens anyway). I also prefer the lower finder magnification because it does not detract from critical focusing and it makes it easier to compose because the whole image can be seen without wandering of the eye. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
