Classic M vs. M EV1 - Focus Accuracy & Speed

[Jewl]

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vor 1 Stunde schrieb maidenfan84:

Honestly, I’m still a little confused on this focusing how it works. Will it still have a focus patch like a traditional rangefinder where the two images need to align or is it gonna be more like a modern camera for the whole picture is either in focus or out of focus?

That‘s why I asked how fast/accurate can it be without the patch as you only rely on focus peaking and/or focus zoom… havent tried it yet but at least I imagined with the RF patch you will be faster especially if you stop down and everything in focus turns red (as almost everything might be in focus)

[SrMi]

6 hours ago, Jewl said:

That‘s why I asked how fast/accurate can it be without the patch as you only rely on focus peaking and/or focus zoom… havent tried it yet but at least I imagined with the RF patch you will be faster especially if you stop down and everything in focus turns red (as almost everything might be in focus)

IMO.

These are focusing methods by speed:

- prefocused (zone)

- rangefinder

- EVF/LCD

These are focusing methods by accuracy:

- EVF/LCD

- rangefinder

- prefocused (zone)

[BernardC]

8 hours ago, SrMi said:

These are focusing methods by accuracy:

- EVF/LCD

- rangefinder

- prefocused (zone)

I think it's a wash for accuracy. Rangefinders are better than EVF in low light, or when stopped-down. Prefocused can be extremely accurate if you do it like on film sets: with a tape measure and a calibrated lens.

[rouge_homme]

After having the M-EV1 for a few days, I can definitely say that the process of focusing feels more cumbersome than the traditional rangefinder (which I'm used to).

As others have stated, the peaking isn't reliable unless you're shooting wide open, which I rarely do. I also find that the auto-magnification when you start to rotate the lens has a noticeable lag, so the experience is less than seamless. Especially compared to the implementation on the Q3, which magnifies at the slightest touch of the focus ring in manual mode.

As it stands, I have turned off the peaking + auto-magnification and instead set the small function button next to the shutter to magnify instead (as it's easily within reach of my shutter finger).

So my process is as follows:
- Compose the shot and focus as best I can with the full-size image
- Use the function button to punch in and fine-tune focus
- Zoom back out to re-check composition and take the shot

It works and is fine for still or slower-moving subjects and I'm enjoying the EVF for precise framing and exposure visualisation, but the whole process just feels a bit clumsy to me.

Very open to any tips from others' experience!