Originally posted by jgnfld (I have a K-50). It has a simple switch to set AF vs. Man--doesn't the K-30???
Yes, there's a 3 position switch ( M, AF-S, and AF-C ). If you have a manual focus lens mounted, and the body is configured for CIF, you can "turn on" CIF just by switching the AF mode switch from M to AF-S.
But if you have an auto-focus lens mounted, and you want to use both regular autofocus as well as CIF, you have to go into the menus and enable/disable CIF.
Originally posted by jgnfld That said, I find focus peaking has errors as well and you have to pay a lot of attention to exactly how far you are through the focus peaking process to get it exactly on perfect focus.
I imagine it would be dependent on the lens you're using, subject distance, etc. As I said, I haven't played with focus peaking much since getting my K-30 - mostly just for checking auto-focus calibration. I don't like holding my
camera out at arms length and looking at the rear LCD. For one thing, I'd need to put my reading glasses on to see it properly, and that's not something I'm likely to bother with in the field. But if I had my camera on a tripod, and
I was really being patient and methodical about setting up a shot, I could maybe see myself putting my glasses on and using focus peaking.