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Archive 2012 · Easy Manual Focus: LV, NO tripod, viewfinder

  
 
Karel Geertsem
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Easy Manual Focus: LV, NO tripod, viewfinder


(Sorry for the ALT and Canon forum cross posting, but I think this is interesting for both groups)

Every now and then I read in the forums that people are struggling with Manual Focus: not sure if they should go down the MF path or not, insisting on using a tripod, not really liking the Canon Focusing Screen (Eg-S in the case of the 5D2), missing critical focusing too often etc.

Well, when I started out with Zeiss someone (sorry, I forgot who) told me to use the Zacuto Z-Finders (or similar), and I have never looked back. If you don't know what I'm talking about, this is a test: http://ninofilm.net/blog/2010/07/01/dslr_viewfinder_review/.

In use for photography, it looks like this:
http://kgad.home.xs4all.nl/Images/LV-001.jpg

(yours truly, with Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 2.5, Canon 5D2 and Zeiss ZE100 MP2)
A very stable way to hold the camera, AND halfway to a Canon mirrorless <something>

Once you get used to this setup, it works quite quickly: move the focus point with the joystick to the desired point of focus, zoom in 5 or 10 times, focus, shoot. Success guaranteed, all the time!

(Of course you need a tripod if the shutter speed drops below 1/<some factor>*focal length)



Feb 05, 2012 at 08:52 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Easy Manual Focus: LV, NO tripod, viewfinder


how does it attach?


Feb 06, 2012 at 08:21 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Easy Manual Focus: LV, NO tripod, viewfinder


jzucker wrote:
how does it attach?


Z-Finder Pro: Adapter plate that attaches to the tripod socket.

http://www.zacutoimages.com/p189988646/e37f61d8c

Z-Finder Jr.: Adapter plate that's held in place by your own tripod plate.

http://www.zacutoimages.com/p189988646/e3eda6b8e



Feb 07, 2012 at 01:18 AM
Mike V
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Easy Manual Focus: LV, NO tripod, viewfinder


+1 for the Zacuto.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2475/3925399654_a1cea54e80_o.jpg



Feb 07, 2012 at 09:13 PM





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