Ideally, a future firmware update will give us a manual focus scale display. In the meantime, the following might work.
Let's say one is working with the following,
- the 17mm pancake lens
- f/8
- external optical viewfinder
- wants to focus at 10ft
Here is how the camera can be setup,
- AEL/AFL button set to S-AF (no MF)
- Lens reset to Off
- Use AEL/AFL button to focus on something 10ft away
- Turn off LCD
This way, the camera should be very quick for "street shooting".
Have you found a better way? If so, please share. Manual lens is, of course, another option.
Let's say one is working with the following,
- the 17mm pancake lens
- f/8
- external optical viewfinder
- wants to focus at 10ft
Here is how the camera can be setup,
- AEL/AFL button set to S-AF (no MF)
- Lens reset to Off
- Use AEL/AFL button to focus on something 10ft away
- Turn off LCD
This way, the camera should be very quick for "street shooting".
Have you found a better way? If so, please share. Manual lens is, of course, another option.