glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
Maybe my experience with focus peaking reflects my lack of experience with it . Using a 135APO on the new M I found that it was not particularly accurate without a magnified view . When the view was magnified it was similar to trying to hand hold a 400mm lens ...very hard to keep the viewed area steady . While this might work well for some types of work ..its inconsistent with the strengths of a traditional RF camera and not comparable to using a similar 135 lens on a DSLR .
Using a 50 1.4 was entirely different . In this range with a fast lens ..focus peaking worked well ....it was fast accurate enough and the viewing wasn t an issue.
So as always a lot depends on what you shoot but an EVF using focus peaking doesn t compare to a SLR when using a longer lens .
Ok now lets try a wide angle ..the 21/3.4SEM ....set it to f8 and the entire screen flashes using focus peaking ..compare that to using the RF ..again focus peaking is not as good .
Its nice to have an alternative and if using an EVF ..I want focus peaking ..but its not an improvement for the majority of my applications .
Using a 50 1.4 was entirely different . In this range with a fast lens ..focus peaking worked well ....it was fast accurate enough and the viewing wasn t an issue.
So as always a lot depends on what you shoot but an EVF using focus peaking doesn t compare to a SLR when using a longer lens .
Ok now lets try a wide angle ..the 21/3.4SEM ....set it to f8 and the entire screen flashes using focus peaking ..compare that to using the RF ..again focus peaking is not as good .
Its nice to have an alternative and if using an EVF ..I want focus peaking ..but its not an improvement for the majority of my applications .