Hello Rico
First off, thanks very much for all of your work in the "Fuji community" to provide information about new products and descriptions of the (sometimes odd) ways in which aspects of the Fuji X cameras work. I recently finished your book "Mastering the X-E1 and X-Pro1" which I found very helpful. I have a question and a request: I often use my 35mm fuji lens in manual focus mode and I find the Depth of Field Scale which is available in the viewfinder (or on the rear screen) very helpful - especially the red bar which shows the critical focus point. I take the actual white depth of field indicator and being very conservative (as in good focus extends beyond the distance indicated in white) but, all-in-all I find the scale very useful. However, as I'm sure you are already aware, when I switch my 14 mm lens into Manual Focus mode the Depth of Field scale in the viewfinder (and rear screen) is no longer available! I don't own the 23 mm lens but I understand this is also the case with that lens.
I understand that both of these lens have an 'on the lens barrel' depth of field scale, which is all very well - but I find the in viewfinder scale much better for my style because: it is very precise and accurate in showing the critical focus point, particularly at close distances, i.e. I can see if my focus point is set at 2m or 2.25m very easily; and also it is available in the viewfinder so I don't have to lower the camera from my eye to view the scale. Whereas the on barrel depth of field scale is not nearly so easy to take an exact reading - and you have to lower the camera from your eye to look at it.
So, my question is: is there any technical reason why Fuji can't activate the in viewfinder depth of field scale whilst these lenses are in Manual Focus mode? And if not, my request is: can you please use your influence with Fuji to have them activate this as an option for users - surely a firmware update. I don't mind that the two scales don't provide exactly equal results and are based on different circle of confusion values - that's ok by me, they have different uses - but I really find the in viewfinder scale so useful and maybe others do too.
Thanks
MWF
First off, thanks very much for all of your work in the "Fuji community" to provide information about new products and descriptions of the (sometimes odd) ways in which aspects of the Fuji X cameras work. I recently finished your book "Mastering the X-E1 and X-Pro1" which I found very helpful. I have a question and a request: I often use my 35mm fuji lens in manual focus mode and I find the Depth of Field Scale which is available in the viewfinder (or on the rear screen) very helpful - especially the red bar which shows the critical focus point. I take the actual white depth of field indicator and being very conservative (as in good focus extends beyond the distance indicated in white) but, all-in-all I find the scale very useful. However, as I'm sure you are already aware, when I switch my 14 mm lens into Manual Focus mode the Depth of Field scale in the viewfinder (and rear screen) is no longer available! I don't own the 23 mm lens but I understand this is also the case with that lens.
I understand that both of these lens have an 'on the lens barrel' depth of field scale, which is all very well - but I find the in viewfinder scale much better for my style because: it is very precise and accurate in showing the critical focus point, particularly at close distances, i.e. I can see if my focus point is set at 2m or 2.25m very easily; and also it is available in the viewfinder so I don't have to lower the camera from my eye to view the scale. Whereas the on barrel depth of field scale is not nearly so easy to take an exact reading - and you have to lower the camera from your eye to look at it.
So, my question is: is there any technical reason why Fuji can't activate the in viewfinder depth of field scale whilst these lenses are in Manual Focus mode? And if not, my request is: can you please use your influence with Fuji to have them activate this as an option for users - surely a firmware update. I don't mind that the two scales don't provide exactly equal results and are based on different circle of confusion values - that's ok by me, they have different uses - but I really find the in viewfinder scale so useful and maybe others do too.
Thanks
MWF