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curious80
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I have been enjoying my G1 + 20mm 1.7 combination but recently started thinking about adding a couple of manual focus lenses. To test how well I can live with manual focus I decided to shoot my 20mm in manual focus mode for a few days. Surprisingly the biggest issue that I have faced is the strain on my hand when doing manual focus.
The way I normally hold my G1 is like I do with DSLRs: the camera + lens rest on my left hand while my right hand holds the grip. It is very stable and comfortable. Now when I try to use manual focus, my left hand still remains under the camera but now since the left hand has to operate the focusing ring, it doesn't provide much support to the camera. So the grip becomes rather awkward where the right hand starts getting a lot of strain specially since the grip is not really that deep or big.
Focusing accuracy itself has not been a huge problem so far. Using the EVF I am typically able to judge focus pretty well without using magnification. It is slow right now but I am hoping it will improve. However the biggest deterrent is the awkward grip. Is this a problem which others face as well or am I just doing things wrong?
The way I normally hold my G1 is like I do with DSLRs: the camera + lens rest on my left hand while my right hand holds the grip. It is very stable and comfortable. Now when I try to use manual focus, my left hand still remains under the camera but now since the left hand has to operate the focusing ring, it doesn't provide much support to the camera. So the grip becomes rather awkward where the right hand starts getting a lot of strain specially since the grip is not really that deep or big.
Focusing accuracy itself has not been a huge problem so far. Using the EVF I am typically able to judge focus pretty well without using magnification. It is slow right now but I am hoping it will improve. However the biggest deterrent is the awkward grip. Is this a problem which others face as well or am I just doing things wrong?