DSLR focusing

[Travis]

my experience with film is very limited.... however I can tell you that as digital shooter focus is NOT one things that gets in my way.... this means that after you make adjustments you should be just fine...

the newer/nicer lenses allow you to interrupt the auto focus servo simply by grabbing the focus ring to make your adjustments...

you might even notice improvements in focusing... my camera has a 51 point 3d tracking servo... i can lock in the eyes of a subject and fire burst all while the subject is moving around....

most of my manual focus is in macro.... for this I looked into a katz eye focus screen and have read many good things about it.... macro is a small percentage of my shooting so I never bought it....

good lucK!


ps - there are quite a few old filmers on the forum here... I'm sure they can answer better.... welcome!

[tirediron]

I feel your pain! I too still miss the split-prism screens of my old Pentax and Miranda bodies. I've looked at the after-market screens from Katzeye, but can't quite bring myself to do it until the warranty's up. On the bright side, auto-focusing in modern DSLRs is excellent. The only trick is to watch your focusing points and make sure you camera is focusing on what you want to be focused.

[tomorrowstreasures]

I really struggle with the focusing issue of the auto focus lenses. When the light is not optimal, it is so hard to see if the subject is focused, or in auto mode what should be focused. I am sure that there is a lot to the focusing that I am missing, but still find it difficult.