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jimkramer wrote:
"Peter Chant" wrote in message ... In article , "jimkramer" writes: Some do, but it isn't enough to do really accurate focusing. A bit odd. Is it the latency between adjusting the focus and the image appearing in the veiwfinder too great? -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk The resolution of the EVF just isn't enough to get a true feel for the fine focus; it appears artificially sharp. The other killer is the near lack of anything resembling an out of focus indication. Things just go slightly soft, instead of being "really" out of focus, because of the shorter real focal lengths of the small lens / sensor combinations being used. Sadly, physics is against us in this endeavor. Good Lord! An off-topic thread becoming totally on topic! Please take this to E-mail. - - -- John McWilliams |
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jimkramer wrote:
"Peter Chant" wrote in message ... In article , "jimkramer" writes: Some do, but it isn't enough to do really accurate focusing. A bit odd. Is it the latency between adjusting the focus and the image appearing in the veiwfinder too great? -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk The resolution of the EVF just isn't enough to get a true feel for the fine focus; it appears artificially sharp. The other killer is the near lack of anything resembling an out of focus indication. Things just go slightly soft, instead of being "really" out of focus, because of the shorter real focal lengths of the small lens / sensor combinations being used. Sadly, physics is against us in this endeavor. Good Lord! An off-topic thread becoming totally on topic! Please take this to E-mail. - - -- John McWilliams |
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In article yt01d.179082$mD.19718@attbi_s02,
John McWilliams writes: The resolution of the EVF just isn't enough to get a true feel for the fine focus; it appears artificially sharp. The other killer is the near lack of anything resembling an out of focus indication. Things just go slightly soft, instead of being "really" out of focus, because of the shorter real focal lengths of the small lens / sensor combinations being used. Sadly, physics is against us in this endeavor. Good Lord! An off-topic thread becoming totally on topic! Please take this to E-mail. It's my fault and I apologise. Feel free to killfile me. -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |
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Peter Chant wrote:
In article yt01d.179082$mD.19718@attbi_s02, John McWilliams writes: The resolution of the EVF just isn't enough to get a true feel for the fine focus; it appears artificially sharp. The other killer is the near lack of anything resembling an out of focus indication. Things just go slightly soft, instead of being "really" out of focus, because of the shorter real focal lengths of the small lens / sensor combinations being used. Sadly, physics is against us in this endeavor. Good Lord! An off-topic thread becoming totally on topic! Please take this to E-mail. It's my fault and I apologise. Feel free to killfile me. Already done! Oh, wait a sec. how could I respond? There must be a time warp...... -- john |
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"John McWilliams" wrote in message news:gz51d.180469$mD.64264@attbi_s02... Peter Chant wrote: In article yt01d.179082$mD.19718@attbi_s02, John McWilliams writes: The resolution of the EVF just isn't enough to get a true feel for the fine focus; it appears artificially sharp. The other killer is the near lack of anything resembling an out of focus indication. Things just go slightly soft, instead of being "really" out of focus, because of the shorter real focal lengths of the small lens / sensor combinations being used. Sadly, physics is against us in this endeavor. Good Lord! An off-topic thread becoming totally on topic! Please take this to E-mail. It's my fault and I apologise. Feel free to killfile me. Already done! Oh, wait a sec. how could I respond? There must be a time To be fair, this is about a digital camera, using a less than 35mm sized sensor, so it still isn't really on topic... Peter |
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