Article: 281558 of rec.photo.digital From: "carl" Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital References: <_8ftc.840$0f7.99@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com> <2Xmtc.20430$wO4.3095@twister.socal.rr.com> Subject: Re: Nikon 5700 focus in manual Lines: 23 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.143.138.124 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr23.news.prodigy.com 1085714482 ST000 66.143.138.124 (Thu, 27 May 2004 23:21:22 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 23:21:22 EDT Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: SCSYQN_@FS@UR]P[OBH\_TTDFRYB@GXLN@GZ_GYO^BTBTSUBYFWEAE[YJLYPIWKHTFCMZKVMB^[Z^DOBRVVMOSPFHNSYXVDIE@X\BUC@GTSX@DL^GKFFHQCCE\G[JJBMYDYIJCZM@AY]GNGPJD]YNNW\GSX^GSCKHA[]@CCB\[@LATPD\L@J\\PF]VR[QPJN Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 03:21:22 GMT Path: news.meer.net!sea-read.news.verio.net!dfw-artgen!newspeer1.stngva01.us.to.verio.net!news.verio.net!news.glorb.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr23.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!1e3f31e4!not-for-mail Xref: archive.mv.meer.net rec.photo.digital:281558 "Frank ess" wrote in message news:2Xmtc.20430$wO4.3095@twister.socal.rr.com... > carl wrote: > > Has anybody figured out a way to make manual focusing easier on the > > 5700? One thing I have figured out is that whenever you go into MF it > > goes back to the lens focusing distance you had previously set. Alas, > > if it would simply go into AF, focus, and then leave the lens set at > > that distance (the way you can do it on the F100) it would be great. > > Anybody got any tips on this issue? Maybe I need to set a different > > focus mode for example... > > > > Carl > > Here's a start: > http://donskiff.com/manual_focusing_nikon_cp5700.htm > > Thanks That was very informative and saved me a lot of figuring it out