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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with an external PC?
The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually,
but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? Peter |
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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with an external PC?
On Jun 1, 8:52 pm, "Peter Jason" wrote:
The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually, but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? Peter I think Olympus Studio can provide for computerized focus control, but I'm not 100% sure. You can ask he http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1022 |
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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with an external PC?
"RichA" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 1, 8:52 pm, "Peter Jason" wrote: The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually, but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? Peter I think Olympus Studio can provide for computerized focus control, but I'm not 100% sure. You can ask he http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1022 I do have the Olympus Studio but all I have figured out so far is to able to set the AF & MF settings via the computer. It doesn't seem to do real-time focusing. With all the testing I've done it is still necessary to use focus bracketing for absolute focusing. And this takes time and memory. If the coming E3 has real-time computer focusing I'll buy it straight away, and also a small laptop which will effectively increase the viewfinder image area by several orders of magnitude. Also, the computer can brighten the enlarged viewfinder image in gloomy conditions. A camera with a high pixel sensor needs good focusing to make use of all those pixels; it's absolutely essential. |
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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with an external PC?
"Peter Jason" writes:
The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually, but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? There is Olympus Studio which allows computer controlled shooting, but I don't think it provides an on screen image before focusing for the E-500 since the sensor doesn't support continous reading. The newest Olympus cameras (E-330, E-410, E-510) and the Panasonic L1 have Live View, which in manual focusing mode can enlarge the image 7 or 10 times on the LCD screen (only 10 times for the older E-330/L1). I'm just about to pick up my E-510 that I pre-ordered some time ago, so US shipments are starting now. -- Michael Meissner email: http://www.the-meissners.org |
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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with an external PC?
On 2007-06-01 20:52:52 -0400, "Peter Jason" said:
The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually, but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? Peter I don't think any computer monitor is going to permit pin sharp focusing, which is why I always opt for optical view finders.. much sharper than any digital representation, My Apple Cinema Display is sharp, but cant' hold a candle to the view finders in my Nikon SLR's or DSLR's. Same reason I don't rely on the little screen on the back of my DSLR to make critical judegments... just lets me know if I really screwed up the composition. No, you could not sell me a camera without and sharp optical finder. -- Jim |
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Are there any dslrs which will allow manual focusing with anexternal PC?
Jim wrote:
On 2007-06-01 20:52:52 -0400, "Peter Jason" said: The Olympus E500 is hard to focus manually, but it has a USB connection. Can I hook this up to a computer for pinsharp manual focusing? I don't think any computer monitor is going to permit pin sharp focusing, which is why I always opt for optical view finders.. much sharper than any digital representation, My Apple Cinema Display is sharp, but cant' hold a candle to the view finders in my Nikon SLR's or DSLR's. Same reason I don't rely on the little screen on the back of my DSLR to make critical judegments... just lets me know if I really screwed up the composition. No, you could not sell me a camera without and sharp optical finder. When I used remote control software on a Nikon D70, it activated the AF by default. Convievably, newer software would let you adjust the active AF point a little but I doubt much more is possible. EVF cameras allow zooming in to foccus so that in itself is not a problem. -- Paul Furman Photography http://edgehill.net Bay Natives Nursery http://www.baynatives.com |
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