My A200 has the ability to magnify about ten times the image on the screen so
you can manually focus the lens. I don't see why they won't retain this
feature in the 5D, you might want to check when you compare them again. I
personally have much less difficulty focusing in manual mode than with the OM's.
Boris
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:52:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Re: Shots again the E-500
On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Craig Cunningham wrote:
>
> The viewfinder on the E-500 (for me at least) is
> pretty much as Phil Askey describes it, "Looking
> through the viewfinder is unfortunately like looking
> down a tunnel, the actual focusing screen is very
> small. I found it difficult to check the focus
> distance (when focusing manually for instance) and
> also to even make out smaller detail, it's the
> smallest viewfinder I've seen on any recent digital
> SLR..."
Face it, we're not going to see any consumer grade DSLR's with a
viewfinder
that looks anything like the old OM's. It's not a priority. The
ability to
manually focus a lens is not something that the majority of buyers want
or
need. Viewfinders are there primarily for composing and framing, not
focusing;
that's what the AF is for. If you're looking for something comparable
to
an OM viewfinder then you're going to have to move up to the pro series
and
pay the extra cost.
-mark
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