Originally posted by audiobomber That's what I've decided. For accurate focussing, magnified view beats all. Auto-focus is the fastest, therefore best suited to some applications. I like focus peaking with AF, so I can see where the camera has focussed. FP is on my red button, I will cycle it on and off as needed. I wouldn't trade it for either of the other two.
I find focus peaking to be close to accurate, enough to get good shots with manual focus lens setups. Mine is slightly front-focusing and I have mentally adjusted to always focus slightly behind the subject. At distance and long lenses, the focus is quite narrow. If I have time, I do like the view with 2x or 4x magnification to confirm focus, so I will take a few quick shots, then if the critters are still there, magnify and adjust focus, and fire away. Works most of the time, maybe 5% of the time is out of focus.
Keep using what works for you.