DickieT Posted January 11, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 11, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, I was playing around today making some portraits with my 240, 75 Summilux and OUFRO (to increase proximity) and realised that the focus peaking in my EVF no longer worked. I tried to set the lens detection to "off" but that made no difference. Is this correct behaviour of my camera and/or is there a work around? In the end my photo's were sharp (no focus issues with my 75) but the magnification makes life easy sometimes! Thanks for your help - Dick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Hi DickieT, Take a look here OUFRO and focus peak / magnification. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted January 11, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 11, 2017 Focus peaking responds to edge contrast and works best with long lenses and high-contrast subjects. It can be quite subtle in the interest of accuracy. It helps visibility to set the peaking to red and the image to black and white. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickieT Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Thanks Jaap - I am aware that FP can be subtle, but normally it works just fine, i.e. when I take the OUFRO off. I have tried a variety of subjects with plenty of edge contrast but no coloured lines appear. Also there is no automatic magnification.. I have found a simple workaround for the latter - turn off the automatic Focus Aid in the Menu and use the button on the front to switch it on when needed (5x or 10x) Edited January 11, 2017 by DickieT Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted January 11, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Hi guys, I was playing around today making some portraits with my 240, 75 Summilux and OUFRO (to increase proximity) and realised that the focus peaking in my EVF no longer worked. I tried to set the lens detection to "off" but that made no difference. Is this correct behaviour of my camera and/or is there a work around? In the end my photo's were sharp (no focus issues with my 75) but the magnification makes life easy sometimes! Thanks for your help - Dick I guess you are referring to automatic image magnification (and not focus peaking that shows colored lines). Image magnification is achieved by RF cam movement. Since you have no can movement with OUFRO, you won't get automatic image magnification. Your work around is a proper solution. Edited January 11, 2017 by jmahto Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted January 11, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Normal behavior when you set automatic focus aid... as Jmahto says, it works only with RF coupling... I often use FP for macro (with tubes like OUFRO or LEM/VIS, or bellows) but must use the manual front switch. Edited January 11, 2017 by luigi bertolotti Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 12, 2017 Share #6 Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks Jaap - I am aware that FP can be subtle, but normally it works just fine, i.e. when I take the OUFRO off. I have tried a variety of subjects with plenty of edge contrast but no coloured lines appear. Also there is no automatic magnification.. I have found a simple workaround for the latter - turn off the automatic Focus Aid in the Menu and use the button on the front to switch it on when needed (5x or 10x) That is correct, It will not switch automatically when the movement sensor in the RF mechanism is not activated through lack of RF coupling, as mentioned above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted January 12, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 12, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) It helps visibility to set the peaking to red and the image to black and white. Jaapv, that's so obvious and I never tought of it. Thanks a million. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickieT Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks guys - my portraits were as sharp as the 75 Summi gets. Gotta love that lens ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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