Sam N wrote:
Tariq... you'd probably be better off using hyperfocal technique or pre-focusing. The camera's AF can apparently confirm MF lenses, but I'm not sure if the beep would be quick enough to be useful. If you must shoot with the camera up to your eye, the G1 is probably a better choice. The G1's articulated screen can also be useful for candids.
Sam N wrote:
Tariq... you'd probably be better off using hyperfocal technique or pre-focusing. The camera's AF can apparently confirm MF lenses, but I'm not sure if the beep would be quick enough to be useful. If you must shoot with the camera up to your eye, the G1 is probably a better choice. The G1's articulated screen can also be useful for candids.
With the G1 you can also use the MF assist in the LCD without putting it to your eye (EVF) for the MF alternative lenses. Don't know if this is possible with EP-1 or not. On another forum, one of the members is going to try MF with the EP-1 tomorrow when his Oly rep comes in. He is going to bring adaptors, MF lenses and see for himself and report.
I just realize something, and it really does puzzle me.
Oly lead up to the announcement with a month-long celebration of the Pen series. They introduced a non-coupled adapter for old manual focus lenses for m43. Why the heck was it an OM adapter rather than a Pen F adapter?
mawz wrote:
IIRC it does, except on the Sony's (which use second-sensor) and possibly the Oly's.
It depends on what focus mode you're in on the other cameras. The only reason the mirror would come down is to focus, so if they're in manual focus or contrast detect, they won't come down.
Sam Bennett wrote:
It depends on what focus mode you're in on the other cameras. The only reason the mirror would come down is to focus, so if they're in manual focus or contrast detect, they won't come down.
That's not correct at least for the Nikon's. The mirror comes down when the shutter resets to take the shot. Or at least the D3/D300 do this.
mawz wrote:
That's not correct at least for the Nikon's. The mirror comes down when the shutter resets to take the shot. Or at least the D3/D300 do this.
D700 too.
mawz wrote:
That's not correct at least for the Nikon's. The mirror comes down when the shutter resets to take the shot. Or at least the D3/D300 do this.
Actually, you're right, sorry. I must have been remembering my Canons.
