HOW TO MANUAL FOCUS MIRRORLESS CAMERAS (no focus peaking)

#FocusPeaking #ManualFocus #MirrorlessCameras
New VIDEO! Kinda rant...Today we are talking about focus peaking on Fujifilm, Nikon, Sony...bla bla...and manual focus in general. What system I use? What are my thoughts about focus peaking on any system? What is the best manual focus system?
Please let me know in the comments below, if you used this method what's your take on it?

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Gear used:
Nikon Z6II
Nikkor 35mm f1.8 S
Aperture 120D
Deity D4Duo Mic
Rode Mic Lav
...and a cup of good coffee.

[epicdream]

Possibly the greatest thing about mirrorless cameras is the ability to punch in and focus whilst looking though the viewfinder. I recently bought a Nikon Z7 and using my lovely Zeiss primes, focusing is so quick and easy.

[Enrique-the-photographer]

I believe that you’re correct Chris, for many years none of my film cameras had auto focus, everything was manual (split image), my first camera with auto focus was the Fuji X-T2 (and now the X-T4), I shoot probably 99% in auto focus but I have the manual focus assist with focus peaking (in red) and it’s a hit or miss, very frustrating, I thought that it was me not paying attention to what I was doing, but now that you mention it I’m going to try one of the other settings (or options). As always, be well and stay safe.

[tonykeltsflorida]

I have a Canon EOS-M and a TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 manual focus lens. This is my travel kit. The manual focus on the screen is pretty good. It took some practice but I get good results.

[zone]

This method works fine with a tripod, but how do you focus these cameras precisely handheld? If you zoom, you cannot see the outer edges of the frame to compose your shot. I agree, focus peaking is not very accurate, and on a DSLR like my D850, I find that the focus confirmation dot works fine and is very accurate for manual focus. But on a mirrorless it can be a different story; I tried some Leica R-series lenses on a Nikon Z 5 with Novoflex adapter, and that camera did not produce the focus dot as it would with a native Nikkor lens. The focus peaking wasn't much help. On a tripod, no problem, but handheld, it was difficult with focus peaking and without the focus dot.