Originally posted by D1N0 I was hoping using manual lenses would become easier on the K-1 than it is on an aps-c camera because of the bigger OVF. Actually it has become much harder to get focus right. PDAF Focus confirmation is not reliable and cannot be calibrated for manual lenses so i don't use that.
reason for this is.
A: the (relative to the frame) depth of field of is narrower because it is not magnified by crop view.
B. viewfinder magnification is 0.7 instead of 0.92 on the K-5
This makes focussing with the K-1 kind of hit or miss.
Of course the movable screen is very handy to get stuff in focus, but holding a camera like that makes it much more prone to shake, so I have to use higher shutter speeds. Also I feel like some phone shooter when I do that.
I don’t recall what setting I used to make this happen, but when I manual focus on my K1, the viewfinder flashes red when focus is achieved, The K1 is a bit dimmer than the K5, and I think the screen is a bit smoother. It is definitely not as nice for focusing as the K5, even with the bigger view.
OTOH, I was photographing a deer today that wandered into the forest near me with an A*600mm f/5.6 lens and was having no problem securing focus.
The trick is to move just past focus and then back, You will see the image snap into focus and then back out. It makes it much easier to see it snap back in.