I have noticed on the E-P1 that it is easier to manually focus the old Tak 55 than the micro43 Lumix 20. I wondered why this is true and never considered that the 20 is focus by wire. Interesting.
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's just different to what I was once used to, to me, not > unenjoyable. The Olympus focus by wire is excellent and nets a good > feel IMO with their better lenses. The Ricoh 28mm isn't quite so, but > like with any very wide lens I either zone focus or use spot AF, which > eliminates the problem. The 50mm I tried yesterday focuses very > smoothly and precisely in manual mode. > > Of course these subtlties of feel and preference are very personal. > Feeling as you do, I might just say heck with it and wait for another > R-D1 to come available. Or go for the gusto and wait until I can > afford an M8.2 or M9. Might take a while, but that's not forever... > :-) > > I blew my budget today and ordered a Skopar 50mm f/2.5 in anticipation > of the M lens module coming up this Fall, so I'll have that manual > focus feel with the GXR too. Can always get a nice wide or normal M > lens too ... 15, 21, 24, 25, 28, 35, 40, etc are all easily available. > > On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> wrote: >> On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>>> But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on >>>> a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with >>>> interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then >>>> I'll look again.... >>> >>>The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. >>>You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus >>>by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on >>>a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference >>>between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a >>>still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the >>>focus. >> >> I guess what I am saying is that this different technique is not what I >> am looking for in photographic enjoyment. I have to actually enjoy the >> process of picture taking as well as enjoy the results ;) >> >>> >>>The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 >>>underwhelming. :-) >> >> Understood. >> >> -- >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ >> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >> ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com >> _____________________________ >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
