Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ni Hao young Boon: In a few years, sometime in your 40s, you will learn why I need focus confirmation when using manual lenses on an AF camera which doesn't have a split image focusing screen. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Red Dawn wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> > > > You must be young. > > being 28....i guess so......by conventional standards... > > > That's why I have a split image focusing screen in all of my cameras > > except for the DCS-460, which uses an N90 for a body, it's AF but I > use > > manual focus lenses on it. > > oh i wan't referring to split image focusing screens - those are not > really > electronic focus confirmation tools.... > > > >>> it defeats the point if one needs to depend on the camera > electronics > <<< > > The "point" is to make focused pictures no matter what method that I > > have to use. > > right...agreed..which is why i said if u're already using electronics > to > determine focus, AF might be the more straight forward and easier > option...... > > boon hwee > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html