Suggestion for Nikon  Started Mar 4, 2013 | Discussions thread
Senior MemberPosts: 1,965Gear list Agree, better screens would
be nice In reply to Jay A, Mar 8, 2013  1 - Why don't you put
good focusing screens with split image rangefinders in the
middle of them back into your cameras?  2 - Put good ol manual
focus rings back onto the lenses like they had before this
stinkin auto focus crap came along.  That happened because after
AF became popular. No manufacturer thought people would MF very
often once AF was available, and just neglected the MF
experience. Now, we seem to be expected to us magnified live
view to manually focus. That does work very well, but obviously
there are times when we want good MF through the viewfinder too
(because LV just sucks battery power).  I would really like it
if Nikon used focusing screens that gave a lot more 'snap', and
accurately showed depth of field with lenses faster than f/2.8.
Those lenses are pretty common, especially with cheap 50mm
lenses that offer excellent imag