Originally posted by Dubious Drewski Manual focus with the stock focus screen is not very easy, so I assume that the people who claim manual focus is fun and quick must be using custom focus screens. Is that a fair assumption?
It's definitely fun, but I don't think many claim it's all that quick. I don't use one, but I will one day.
You see, I remember shooting film SLRs that all had screens, and my focus was STILL horrible. It's just not something I'm good at. And for many (like me), the screen can be a distraction, and I could hardly properly read the correct focus in the first place.
I rely on my confirmation beep and hexagon now, using single focus point.