Originally posted by reh321 My own experience with my lowly K-30 is that pictures I take with my old Pentax-A and earlier MF lenses are sharper than the ones I take with my AF modern lenses - which means that the focusing I'm accomplishing using the K-30's built-in "focus achieved" signal must be working well. So, I'm interested in using neither LiveView {which I find to be very awkward to use when doing manual focusing handheld} nor adding split image to my camera; personally I'll stick to what is working for me. {of course, focus-peaking is the choice by default for my Q-7, which is why I have to find room for a Hoodman in my Q-7 bag}. I guess this thread has demonstrated by now that YMMV reigns supreme in this area.
i'm busting steve's chops, but i don't have enough experience with rangefinder shooting to even have a valid opinion on it
i suspect that everyone is making their own method work pretty well, due to experience... the q7 will also do 6x magnification, i think... hoodman on the lcd is a good idea regardless.
here is what it looks like with sony, pixel density matters, 14.4x(a7r) vs. 11.7x(a7)
people have claimed that all of the higher-end mirrorless cameras have the same epson evf, just different diopters and implementation.
if pentax delivers a clean 16x on the k1 lcd, it's gonna rock some worlds out here.
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Originally posted by Cyril_K5 It will certainly help with the diffraction but because you have a better DOF with APS-C at equivalent aperture, I am not sure there is a real benefit to it
i don't think so either, because when the actual dof is the same, so is the diffraction, the aperture number on the lens doesn't mean much when comparing formats... higher pixel density makes it easier to see diffraction, unfortunately, but it also increases resolution.
bigger sensors give better control over dof, but that's minor, the real gain comes from more latitude in post, better dr, and 36+ pixels increasing the resolution.
but it comes at a price... $$$, lower fps, bigger glass, etc.