I can't believe I have never realized this. When I first bought my 5n is set it up the way I like and that included turning the touch screen off. Just in a lark I turned it back n the other day and discovered that there is a VERY cool feature for someone like me using legacy lenses. Touching the screen zooms in to that section of the image for manual focus support. Why have I not realized this for two years? Now it would be even cooler if tapping it again cycled to the next level of zoom but you can't have everything. You gotta use the little on screen buttons for that. {} Hare was a sore loser by dixeyk, on Flickr
Two years..... not bad for you Kevin. It's a good example though. Many of us with G.A.S. updating our camera bodies every year, searching for new lenses and accessories, pouring over rumours and reviews when really we may not have fully explored our own equipment. Stuff we have now and how it can work for our styles.
I know right? I'm your basic off-kilter manual focus zealot and it takes me that long to realize the single most useful feature for manual focusing legacy glass outside of focus peaking. Time for a cookie me thinks.
If you use any AF lens, you can also use the touch screen to set the flexible spot to focus on, right there where you want it. I actually wish my A7 has a touch screen like the 5N. For low angle, odd angle, or on tripod, touch screen is a very nice feature.
