Does anyone here have a high end Canon or Nikon (like a D2H or a 1D II)? I suspect that these AF systems are much better and may lead to more of a "fire and forget" mentality with a little practice. I MF a lot on my *ist D since I have some A lenses I really like, but when I do use AF I always use the single sensor setting and recompose.
I also like to trap focus with some moving subjects. This wworks well with my A lenses set on AF. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/31/2004 11:45:06 PM >>> But even the 99% using an AF camera with good or great lens get it wrong more often than not. I have a number of shots taken by friends and relatives, waiters and fellow tourists, etc., with my AF cameras where they haven't realised that, if you AF on a space between your real subjects, you're not going to have them in focus! Camera shake is another issue: small and light cameras such as the MZ series need to be held firmly, not waved about like a fire-hose. It's horses for courses, guys: AF for, for example, flocks of lorikeets whizzing past (those little beggars go _fast_, and on unpredictable flight paths), MF for landscapes, probably pre-focussed MF for many sports and full MF for portraits too. Gotta get those eyes sharp, sayeth all the masters. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:08 PM Subject: Re: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > That is simple, because 99% of their customers have no interest in learning how > to use a camera. Hence cameras that use themselves. Great for fairly sharp, > fairly well exposed images of the kids. Whis is all that 99% of camera buyers > want no matter how much they spend on a camera. > > -- >
