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Proud owner of a new Olympus E-PL6

Started Dec 23, 2015 | Discussions thread
Michael Meissner
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Re: Number ONE accessory after a lens (or lenses)

JamiesonS wrote:

About the VF4 (or any of the EVF's) does it make Manual Focus any easier? I'm finding that manual focus using the E-PL6 LCD can be a bit of a challenge.

It is a lot easier to steady the camera if it is up to your eye, and you can brace it against your forehead than using an LCD with your arms out-stretched.  However, you still have to manually steady yourself.

It is easier IMHO to manually focus than either of those methods if the camera is on a steady tripod (using the LCD), but it is not always possible to use a tripod.

If you are using auto-focus lenses in auto-focus mode, you can select the menu option to have the camera automatically enlarge the center area when you are manually focusing the lens.  You can also program a button to tell the camera to do this magnification on command, instead of doing it automatically.

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