if Alan were to try a MZ-S on loan and had the same results as his PZ-1p, then i would believe that he is experiencing AF system problems.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 17:47 Subject: Re: On Manual and Auto Focus > > The Z-1p doesn't have the new type of focusing screen either. Otherwise, I found the > Z-1p easier to manual focus with slower lenses than the LX. To each his own I guess, > but for me magnification or lack thereof has never been a problem when focusing. > What makes a difference to me is whether it is easy to judge when an image pops into > focus and when it is not. This has most often something to do with focusing screen > type. Anyway, are you sure that you mirror/finder system are precisely calibrated? > If you start to shoot, say, wide open with fast lenses focused at infinity you get > all kinds of problems of hiiting maximum focus. There is no other method than using > a matte ground glass on the film rails; not very practical. There are lot of reasons > for this annoying fact; not at least thermal expansion and contraction. > > > Pål > > > >
