Jim Radcliffe
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Yeah, it probably would be expensive but there will always be those who are willing to pay for such items.I understand what you mean by "everything keeps getting better" but lenses like that is something that has a long history. Also it's possible maybe such AF could be built, but then it would be too much cash and nobody would buy it.
That said the more I read about some of the pros I admire, the more I see they still do manual focus for a lot of their critical shots. I hope there's more digital assist for manual focus in the future (see what Fuji is doing with the split screen) so that it makes it as easy as the old times with film. I would rely on it more, but that's just me. I use AF a lot on the Q though.
- Raist
Often, when I do concert work, I prefer to use manual focus (depending on my distance to the stage) so that I am not waiting for AF lock and get the shot but it does not always work out as some of the artists are quite mobile when they are on stage and then AF is a blessing.
It seems like a no-brainer to me that Pentax would provide something better than Live View for critical focus when using manual focus lenses. Short of moving to an EVF with focus peaking or some other EVF method, I hope they will eventually find some way to make critical focus easier when using legacy glass on their bodies for those of us who prefer using an optical viewfinder.