Guy Mancuso
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Okay back to getting this all up for your eyes to see.
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Thank you for replying. Perhaps my query was clumsy. I was actually asking if it is necessary to open-up to focus. I understand Loxias are manual focus with manual aperture ring. I'd like to know if focusing at f8 is accurate and efficient with 'focus-peaking', or whether the increased depth of field of f8 makes accurate EVF focusing difficult at that aperture...... are you asking if it's necessary to stop down to focus the lens? ..... they are manual focus with a mechanical aperture ring..... The zoom focus feature of the EVF aids in making it easier to achieve focus manually......
And :You can use the magnification function (at f/8) to focus accurately using the EVF. Personally, I do not rely on the peaking function. It is often unreliable and just lights up whatever is contrasty in the frame.
Thank you both for helpful explanations. Before I make my move [a7rII, a9 ?] I'll test how I get on with magnified EVF focusing with my 'sometimes-dodgy' focusing eye. If I can focus with 'peaking' off; that would be terrific.Agreed that the peeking on anything more than low is pretty useless for shooting most lenses wide open. It's decent to get you in the ballpark but critical focus requires magnification IMO.
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Thank you both for helpful explanations. Before I make my move [a7rII, a9 ?] I'll test how I get on with magnified EVF focusing with my 'sometimes-dodgy' focusing eye. If I can focus with 'peaking' off; that would be terrific.
The ZM 35mm Biogon-C was fabulous on Leica M, these Loxias seem to be wonderful lenses for Sony.
................ Chris
Yeah... That's the way Fuji and Nikon lenses are... It's like left handed people designed these things.
Yeah I agree... Nikon lenses mount the wrong way too... Go figure!?! :loco:
I had/have ... Pentax, Leica, ZM-Zeiss, Zeiss-Contax (645 & 135), Voigtländer, Schneider, Rodenstock, Minolta, Sony... as far as the aperture ring goes they are all the same.
Nikon and Fuji are doing it wrong
In all seriousness... all lenses in the history of this system are desgined the other way around. And all Zeiss-lenses I know of, too.
Why the hell did they change this?