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Panasonic G85 from an Olympus user

Started Nov 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
pannumon Veteran Member • Posts: 4,130
Re: Focusing

Michael Meissner wrote:

I've played with my three cameras (E-M1 mark I, E-M5 mark I, and G-85) and 4 lenses (Olympus 12-40mm pro, Olympus 12-50mm, Olympus 14-150mm mark II, and Panasonic 12-60mm), and of the three, the E-M1 mark I seems to be the fasted to achieve a focus lock, the E-M5 mark I is the middle, and the G-85 is the slowest.

Strange.

I have my Olympus cameras set up so that I can use the arrow pad to change focus points when I'm using the EVF (i.e. not using the 4 arrow keys for their normal pre-defined meaning). There doesn't seem to be anything similar on the G-85. Instead, the G-85 I seem to have to use the touch screen. Like the E-M10 mark II (and probably Pen F/E-M1 mark II), you can use the touch screen to set the focus point when using the EVF. Unfortunately, you do have to be careful, as your nose can set the focus point. I suspect this will be a mixed blessing to have to use the touch screen. I wish there was a way to do this simply with arrow keys without using the touch screen (which might be folded back into the camera).h), and also whether to show the focal length while you are zooming the lens.

Enable 'direct focus area' from the menu to move the focus point in the screen with the 4-way keypad.

Swivel the screen to the left and keep it there. This way your nose does not touch it.

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