10-03-2017, 05:47 PM
And you, dear toni-a, once again have no clue what this distance scales do: Estimating.
On Fuji:
There's an index on a scale showing the estimated distance. This distance scale remains the same with every lens, no matter if it's a 12 or a 400 mm. I never saw same scales on lenses with such a variation. When manual focusing the index keeps on moving although I already stopped turning. You never see the minimal focus distance as the scales starts at 0.1 m, jumping to 0.5 - 1 - 1.5 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 10 - ∞. The space between 0.1 and 0.5 is about the same as between 5 and 10 m. Look at any prime lens or professional grade zoom lens and check the distance scale.
Two samples:
0.875 - 1 - 1.1 -1.3 -1.5 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - ∞
0.27 - 0.35 - 0.5 - 1 - ∞
Both are f/1.8 lenses, one is 135 mm and the other 14 - but nobody had the idea to multiply the scale of the 14 mm to 2.7 - 3.5 - 5 - 10 - ∞ . It's not practical, that's why. And you cannot rely on them, that's the other why. I would not dare to set any focus wide open by these scales - and they show more steps in between than the Fuji.
Besides: What good is it to set the focus to, say 6 m, if I cannot estimate a 6 m distance myself? Of course, I can take my laser distance meter with me, but I need to aim it at something more or less rectangular to the laser beam.
It would not hurt if you get yourself informed before you conclude what Canon and Nikon owners don't know - some of them do know a bit. And still make mistakes.
On Fuji:
There's an index on a scale showing the estimated distance. This distance scale remains the same with every lens, no matter if it's a 12 or a 400 mm. I never saw same scales on lenses with such a variation. When manual focusing the index keeps on moving although I already stopped turning. You never see the minimal focus distance as the scales starts at 0.1 m, jumping to 0.5 - 1 - 1.5 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 10 - ∞. The space between 0.1 and 0.5 is about the same as between 5 and 10 m. Look at any prime lens or professional grade zoom lens and check the distance scale.
Two samples:
0.875 - 1 - 1.1 -1.3 -1.5 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - ∞
0.27 - 0.35 - 0.5 - 1 - ∞
Both are f/1.8 lenses, one is 135 mm and the other 14 - but nobody had the idea to multiply the scale of the 14 mm to 2.7 - 3.5 - 5 - 10 - ∞ . It's not practical, that's why. And you cannot rely on them, that's the other why. I would not dare to set any focus wide open by these scales - and they show more steps in between than the Fuji.
Besides: What good is it to set the focus to, say 6 m, if I cannot estimate a 6 m distance myself? Of course, I can take my laser distance meter with me, but I need to aim it at something more or less rectangular to the laser beam.
It would not hurt if you get yourself informed before you conclude what Canon and Nikon owners don't know - some of them do know a bit. And still make mistakes.