Give him a break - now that he's got an M he can surely make Kubrick masterpieces.
Yeah, I know. Low blow. The M users I know around here - and in general - are some of the best photographers around But that video - I just don't know how it could be worse.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Yeah, I know. Low blow. The M users I know around here - and in general - are some of the best photographers around But that video - I just don't know how it could be worse.
Both the box and the camera could've been out of the frame for most of the video, instead of just the camera.
telyt wrote:
My R lenses don't have focus shift issues, and the R matte viewscreens are responsive enough and accurate enough for active birds.
or a weasel running toward the camera
Can focus peaking in an EVF keep up with these subjects?
yes, unless that falcon was in a stoop straight at you in which case i doubt even you would be able to see the difference between almost accurate focus and dead on focus no matter what the viewfinder was. obviously not all focus peaking/evfs are created equal. i've not heard much about how this one will compare to the sony ones i've used.
the problems with accuracy of peaking come primarily from super speed lenses wide open where spherical aberration confuses the focus plane and from stopped down wide angles where nearly everything is close to in focus (thus causing everything to peak). i don't think either of these issues would be much of a problem for you in most of your shooting. i find peaking to be quite accurate using telephoto lenses. it is not as enjoyable a feeling though as looking through a nice ground glass screen and you have to train your eyes to look for different focus cues.
redisburning wrote:
if peaking doesn't solve the issue of placement of the plane of best focus for wide angles what is the point, exactly?
it's good at large to medium apertures off center (and on center too obviously). it's just not good for shooting landscape type stuff at hyperfocalish aperture/focus distances.
I had figured that peaking had solved the issue of manually focusing wides through the lens; which is of course one of the big advantages of the RF set-up.
the spirit of my point is that I don't see it being a superior solution to an SLR if it doesnt solve that problem. is this the crux of it or is there some subtlety that I am missing?
redisburning wrote:
yeah my wording was a little harsh, sorry.
I had figured that peaking had solved the issue of manually focusing wides through the lens; which is of course one of the big advantages of the RF set-up.
the spirit of my point is that I don't see it being a superior solution to an SLR if it doesnt solve that problem. is this the crux of it or is there some subtlety that I am missing?
peaking is much better for shooting people with a wide angle lens than a dslr focus screen – not quite as good as a rangefinder in the center but much better if your subject is moving and/or off center. liveview magnification (with scrolling!) is much better than anything for shooting wide angle landscapes. so i would say a good evf is better than a dslr in every way for focusing wide angle lenses. it's' only better than a rangefinder in some situations (most for me, but everybody shoots differently).
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