acrochordon
Well-known member
I never thought of a focus assist untill Evinsky said smething about it on another thread.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=64655&page=2
That got me thinking. Some MF still cameras have a little green light in the viewfinder when the subject is in focus. I was always thinking of just focusing by using the digital zoom, like on panasonic Lumix digital cameras.
On the more expensive Lumix cameras, you manual focus with a thumnail image in the center of the screen that is zoomed in, while you frame the subject withthe image outside the thumb nail. I assume RED will have something similar.
But since Evinsky brought it up, it would be great if RED had a thru the lens focus assist. A simple green LED light to tell you when the center spot of the image is in focus would be great.
Some people thought of the wild idea of using a laser range finder, when entering the RED contest. I snickered at first but I Googled "laser rangefinder" and saw some cool webpages.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=64655&page=2
That got me thinking. Some MF still cameras have a little green light in the viewfinder when the subject is in focus. I was always thinking of just focusing by using the digital zoom, like on panasonic Lumix digital cameras.
On the more expensive Lumix cameras, you manual focus with a thumnail image in the center of the screen that is zoomed in, while you frame the subject withthe image outside the thumb nail. I assume RED will have something similar.
But since Evinsky brought it up, it would be great if RED had a thru the lens focus assist. A simple green LED light to tell you when the center spot of the image is in focus would be great.
Some people thought of the wild idea of using a laser range finder, when entering the RED contest. I snickered at first but I Googled "laser rangefinder" and saw some cool webpages.
