Originally posted by kenafein Christine was using an adapted Leica lens. It has a distance scale. I stated that the loss of the distance scale, on native lenses, is a frustrating omission.
Yes I was, on those photos. However, I have to confess I never use the distance markings, nor the DOF markings. To be honest, I don't really trust them, especially after coupling the lens to an adapter. I know on one of my lenses, the distance markings are inaccurate - probably because it's an old Summaron 35 with the "eyes" (rangefinder adjuster) but someone has taken out the eyes so it sits a bit closer and focuses past infinity.
I don't find the omission of distance markings on native E mount lenses troubling, but I find the fly by wire manual focusing irritating - in fact I give up unless it was for fine tuning.
Speaking of Nikon, I was an initial fan of the Nikon 1 series. I nearly bought a Nikon V2 this year, but then I discovered the sensor quality wasn't very good. I keep hoping Nikon will release a V3 with a better sensor this year, but they seem to be very quiet this year.