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- From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au
- Subject: Re: Canon 10s Vs Nikon N90, Which one?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.201504.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Dec24.205338.11007@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <BzssK3.Kp6@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <1992Dec25.004328.19626@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <BztsnC.3L7@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 11:15:04 GMT
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- In article <BztsnC.3L7@ra.nrl.navy.mil>, tse@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Anthony Tse) writes:
- ...
- > You and the other guy who posted something about needing focusing
- > aid because Nikon user can use MF lens obviousely never owned a
- > fast lens and used it for a portrait type tight head shot with the lens
- > wide open. The split screen doesn't work when you try to use it one
- > someone's eye. With a horizontal split screen, you need somthing
- > vertical to split, there isn't anything vertical in a person's eyes.
- > If you are used to using zoom, you don't have to worry about things
- > like critical focuse because the pin hole zoom will give you plenty
- > of DOF so if your focusing is close, that's plenty good enough. With
- > a 85mm wide open at 1.2 and up close, split screen and microprism
- > just doesn't give you an accurate enough focus. On the other hand,
- > maybe it's just me and my eyeballs.
- >
-
- Hum, do it often, but with the cross-split screen. Works a treat.
-
- I think someones eyes must be worse than mine, or, have the wrong ( small
- apature ) screen in their Nikon.
-
- ~Paul
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