kapturlight Posted May 10, 2016 Share #1 Posted May 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) From what I can see the focusing point can't be moved in manual focusing, any sugestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leica Guy Posted May 10, 2016 Share #2 Posted May 10, 2016 Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not aware of any focus point in manual focus mode. You're selecting a focus distance which I think of as a plane in focus with some depth of field ahead of and behind that distance. Focus peaking helps sometimes. Magnification helps sometimes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantius Posted May 10, 2016 Share #3 Posted May 10, 2016 I guess kapturlight is talking about the magnification area, which unfortunately cannot be moved. Do I imagine reading somewhere that this is possible with the SL? Maybe another thing we could get with a firmware upgrade. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted May 10, 2016 Share #4 Posted May 10, 2016 Ah. I bet you are right. Thanks for enlightening me. It would be nice, but down my list of SW improvements. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapturlight Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted May 10, 2016 Thanks for your replies, and yes I was talking about the magnified area, this is critical when you're working with shallow a depth of field, I can't work put why Leica haven't put this in, most of the other mirrorless camera manufacturers have eg; Olympus and Panasonic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted May 10, 2016 Share #6 Posted May 10, 2016 No there isn't but then you can easily move it in AF and get very accurate focussing that way 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 10, 2016 Share #7 Posted May 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) You can move the SL's magnifiable area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapturlight Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted May 11, 2016 If it is good enough for the SL it should be in the Q, just saying critical focusing has to be the most important fundamentals of a good photograph especially shoot at 1.7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted May 11, 2016 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2016 Does it not work to focus manually on whatever you want to be sharpest in the image (eg using magniifed centre section as an aid) than slightly move camera sideways to recompose? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malabito Posted May 22, 2016 Share #10 Posted May 22, 2016 Does it not work to focus manually on whatever you want to be sharpest in the image (eg using magniifed centre section as an aid) than slightly move camera sideways to recompose? It doesnt, specially when using a tripod, its not functional. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon10a Posted May 22, 2016 Share #11 Posted May 22, 2016 Focus peaking will show you what is in focus wherever it appears in the viewfinder. I use it when my Q is on tripod quite often. m Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malabito Posted May 22, 2016 Share #12 Posted May 22, 2016 Focus peaking will show you what is in focus wherever it appears in the viewfinder. I use it when my Q is on tripod quite often. m Yes, but is not as precise as actually zooming in. I understand on the SL can be done, and on the Sonys for sure, (I had an a7ii and RX1). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted May 23, 2016 Share #13 Posted May 23, 2016 I understand the frustration over this but really the focus point is so easy to move in AF and very accurate so I don't really have a problem on a tripod. Also peaking is also very accurate as the lens opens up to f1,7 when using it whatever your aperture setting is so at least with objects fairly close-up you get to see a fairly shallow DOF Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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