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Is there life after aperture block failure?

Started Sep 4, 2019 | Questions thread
OP petebfrance Contributing Member • Posts: 757
Re: Is there life after aperture block failure?

Massao wrote:

peterpainter wrote:

Thanks - yes, will keep an eye out for one. I'm sure I'd survive without focus-peaking if I had to!

Focus peaking is particularly useful with a camera with tilting/articulating screen. However, focus confirmation via OVF is much more accurate (though only works with center AF point..at least on my K-30).

I'm not entirely convinced by focus confirmation through the OVF.  Admittedly that is based on my use a long time ago of an F1.8 lens which has a very narrow DOF at f1.8 but the focus confirmation on my old MZ50 gave it a much wider range.  More modern gear may be better, but I don't think that focus points are accurate enough for very wide apertures, although I'd be happy to be corrected here.

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Pete

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