10-16-2018, 06:53 PM
I do not thing pray and spray is an option: spraying is only a solution when shooting action and one is not capable/sure to capture a good shot, so one sprays.
Better options:
• find out if the lens focusses accurately with the PD AF system, and if so, rely on focus confirmation.
• use an alternative focus screen that will show focus differences at larger apertures (this requires good eyesight, of course)
• alternatively, use live view
Personally I would not want to pay the prices Zeiss asks for these lenses, besides the "they are manual focus lenses" thing. I suspect that most Otus buyers have a high level of "bragging rights/misplaced snobbism" drive comparable to Leica customers.
Better options:
• find out if the lens focusses accurately with the PD AF system, and if so, rely on focus confirmation.
• use an alternative focus screen that will show focus differences at larger apertures (this requires good eyesight, of course)
• alternatively, use live view
Personally I would not want to pay the prices Zeiss asks for these lenses, besides the "they are manual focus lenses" thing. I suspect that most Otus buyers have a high level of "bragging rights/misplaced snobbism" drive comparable to Leica customers.