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 p.1 #9 · Z5 II manual focus aids w/FTZ? | |
darwinphoto wrote:
I'd assume the Z5 II's focus peaking would be at least as good as Fuji's?
I'm not familiar with Fuji's solution, but Nikon's Z focus peaking, in combination with the appropriate magnification level for the scene, is very precise.
In my opinion, it doesn't get more precise than using magnification modes with focus peaking as an additional aid, especially in combination with the front control dial, which allows you to change the magnification level on the fly while zooming in on Expeed7 bodies.
Provided, of course, that the peaking sensitivity has been optimally configured for the specific situation and magnification level.
What makes the whole thing even more effective for me personally is using it with a monochrome picture profile.
Today I experimented with the Z6 and the Thypoch 28mm f/1.4 lens @ f/1.4 regarding focus peaking and tested the focus precision with focus peaking (red) in a monochrome picture profile.
When it comes to absolute precision in focusing, this is unsurpassed.
I would disagree with Scott on that point, at least when it comes to very thin depths of field and very fast manual focus lenses, such as an 85mm f/1.2.
If you want ultimate focus precision, then it can only be achieved through your own, preferably good, eye and a lot of patience.
In this respect, the various magnification modes and focus peaking, optimally adjusted for the situation, are unmatched in terms of focusing precision.
Without using the various magnification levels, I agree with Scott: focus peaking is less precise, and focus confirmation is significantly better.
For me, it only has value when used with magnification modes and when the sensitivity is optimally adjusted for the situation.
So yes, it can be very precise, but slow, especially since you ideally need to move the focus plane, and therefore the peaking plane, back and forth several times for optimal precision.
This requires time, patience, and a commitment to ultimate precision, which makes magnification and focus peaking slow.
That's where the strengths of focus confirmation lie.
Focus confirmation is particularly useful and helpful with the possibilities offered by Nikon's manual focus subject detection, which was added via firmware
This is especially true in situations where magnification, focus peaking, zooming in and out, and precise eye control are too slow.
If you have all the time in the world, nothing beats magnification, ideally, checked with multiple magnification levels and properly adjusted focus peaking sensitivity, and a monochrome picture profile, which makes the peaking more precisely visible.
If you frequently work with the rear LCD, for example in a low position, and the EVF is therefore not an option, focus confirmation - green colored focus frame is also extremely useful.
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