Very nice, DagT. Cheers, Christine
On Nov 4, 2012, at 10:03 AM, DagT <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > Pentax K-5, A50mm 1:1.2, 1/80, f/1.2. > > I bought a new focus screen from http://www.focusingscreen.com because the > original was not sufficiently exact for manual focus with large aperture > lenses. Using old gems like the A50mm 1:1.2 and A*85mm 1:1.4 was not very > easy so I had to rely on focus confirmation from the camera. My old habit of > focusing directly on the screen was hopeless. In addition you did not really > get an impression of the background with the original screen. > > This picture was made using the S-type with AF frame, just focusing on the > eyes. It really works a lot better. On the other hand the viewfinder becomes > very dark using f/3.2 and f/4.0 lenses. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.

