On 10/16/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Generally I find beeps and other artificial camera sounds distracting > >so I turn them off. However, if I need some way for the camera to > >inform me that it's locked focus when my eye is not at the > >viewfinder, or I cannot see the focus on screen or the indicator > >light, I turn on the focus confirmation beep. > > > >But this all seems so ridiculous. I mean, heck, if you're looking > >through the viewfinder and you can't see whether the image is in > >focus, why bother with an SLR? Are you that dependent upon auto focus > >systems? > > > >Godfrey > > Sometimes it's hard to tell if something is in focus. Eyes are getting > older, in dim light, with a 500mm f/8 lens on the front. The focus > confirmation beep is just a reassurance that maybe it's focused precisely. > Getting two input confirmations auditory beep and visual blink is good. > Necessary no.
I agree. I trusted my eyes, not the beep on the K10-D at an indoor church shoot, using only available light, and an A 50mm lens. They were all OOF and back focused. Every one, even though they looked ok to me in the finder. Man i wish i had the 77 for that one, but it came in a week later. Dave > > Like you said. > > Tom C. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
