K5 question re focus point selection

judderman62 · 2011-11-01T22:38:11+0000

Hi all quick question on selection focus point on the K 5. I was reading a review of the K 5 (pitted against couple of others) tonight and they made it sound like to select focus point you had to press and hold down the OK button and then select focus point - is this the case ? With my 200 D I just need to click on the apt button surrounding the OK/select to move to which point I want to use and can thus do so with camera to eye. They made it sound, though they may just have ut it across badly, like you have to do as I said above - which sounds a two hand job and not possible with camera to eye. thanks peeps

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japers45 japers45

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15 years
Worcestershire

Posted 03/11/2011 - 11:40 Link

I'm afraid I had to google the split prism screen- now I understand what it is!

Seems like a great tool for manual focusing but is otherwise redundant?

Transit Transit

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Whanganui New Zealand

Posted 03/11/2011 - 11:46 Link

johnriley wrote:

There have been experiments done with focusing and manual focusing was shown to be quite unpredictable. Many people cannot recognise the point of greatest sharpness and contrast.

I have that...a sort of micro amnesia as I change focus, never quite sure what I'm looking at. My new Ee-s screen has helped a lot

Pete

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Edited by Transit: 03/11/2011 - 11:47