On 21/5/05, Carlos Royo, discombobulated, unleashed: regarding *ist D and Ds
>If the last downloadable version of the manual is correct, the camera >behaves such as the MZ-S does when using continuous film advance and >AF-Single, but if the first is right, the *ist DS would do the same than >an MZ-5 or 5n does in AF and continuous advance, that is, first it >focuses and only then shoots, it refocuses for the next frame and >afterwards it fires, and so on. Carlos I am sure you will soon get a huge pile of replies specifically relating to the *ist D and Ds cameras, but if I may pre-empt those, in my experience, DSLRs allow both 'Single Shot' and 'AI Servo' or 'Continuous' modes. In Single Shot, you half press the shutter, it focuses, locks on, beeps, and you can then fire. In AI Servo, you half press and the camera focusses, but you can fire at any time for as long as the camera will allow. You can even fire before the thing has focussed. I came to digital single lens reflex cameras directly from the LX. Hence, using AF, I tried te Single Shot mode once. I have never used it since. To me, it is alien. 'The camera will not allow me to release the shutter because it has not yet focussed' ?? Whatever next? The camera will not allow me to fire because I haven't framed properly?? Bollocks to that! I only ever use AI Servo, and Continuous, and guess what - it's just like my beloved LX and MX cameras :-) HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
