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A12 MF focus assist (magnification) ?

ardexx

New Member
I have my GXR and 2 lens units for almost a month now and I am getting most used to the A12 unit. It is on the camera in 90% of my shots.

Initially I did not buy the VF-2 viewfinder, but being a bit far-sighted (between +1 and +2) I found focussing with the LCD screen problematic. If I forgot my reading glasses, I was totally lost... No problem of the camera, but of my eyes. The viewfinder makes things easier but I wish there was a possibility to activate a kind of focus magnification (like the E-P1 has). Reading some post on the forum, it makes me think there is such a possibility, but where????

So my question is... which pages of the manual did I miss....

Thanks,
Armand
 
Yes, there is such (somewhat limited) option. See the first paragraph of page 65 of GXR manual.

Just press and hold the Menu/OK button. After a fraction of second, the central part of the screen enlarges. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this automatically, let's say after rotating the A12 focus ring or after entering the Manual focus. Let's hope Ricoh will add such option in a FW update? ;)
 
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