[borisbg]

Hello VL, in my experience it's difficult without AF. I use samyang 85mm f1.4 on d200, and it is not easy. It took me some time to get use to it. Right now I can tell I am pretty good with it. The confirmation dot on the viewfinder is not very accurate, so you have to watch very carefully whether the object is in focus. I would not go MF for focal length above 85mm, it will be very difficult to focus. Things will be different on the bright view finder of d700 for sure.