Another possible solution in some cases may be focus bracketing if you have enought shooting time and memory card space. Stopping way down (during exposure) helps too if you dont mind the extra depth of field and have the speed. There are focussing magnifiers too that might help. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pawel Bartuzi Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 3:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any screens for manual focusing on *ist DS? I wear -1.5 diopter eyeglasses so for shooting when not using eyeglasses I have adjusted the viewfinder diopter on DS (nearly all the way to the right) and I find the image to be clear and crisp. On my MX viewfinder I have Pentax -2 M correction lens. I tried mounting the M correction lens on the DS and I find that it makes no difference for me if I adjust diopters using external correction lens or internal DS adjustment. I routinely focus using only matte area, so lack of split image or microprisms is no big deal for me. I just find that when neither the light nor the object is contrasty I can not "lock" on the focus with the DS. I suppose a bigger or more "grainy" screen would be helpful... But for now I will try to take Godfreys advice and try to practice more. :-) -- Best regards, Pawel Bruce Dayton wrote: > Have you adjusted the viewfinder diopter? That seems like an > unusually high number. Also, on your MX, can you focus with the matte > area only or would your focusing misses be about the same. > > I can say that for me, I much prefer no focusing aids like split > rangefinders or microprisms. In my film cameras, I would always get a > plain matte instead of the split image. > > ________________________________________________________________________ ____ Kimkolwiek jestes... Serwer WWW dla Ciebie. Tylko 50 zl + VAT! www.nazwa.pl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
