Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/23

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Subject: Autofoucs WAS Re: [Leica] Film Forevah!!
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sun Jul 23 00:34:18 2006

On 7/22/06, Grduprey@aol.com <Grduprey@aol.com> wrote:
>I am also having problems coming to grips with auto focus,
> just does not compare to manual accuracy and it is a mystery as to what it 
> is
> going to focus on.  I have tried all of the AF modes with equal baffelment.

Yes, it took me a while to appreciate autofocus as well. I don't think
it was the autofocus itself that was a problem, but the manual
explaining it.

In the end, I just lock the center sensor and always use it. I point
focus/lock focus (pushing halfway down on the shutter) and then
compose. It's almost exactly like using a rangefinder.

I suspect that Nikon's multiple sensor technique is not up to the
standards of Canon and others, so I just bypass the multiple sensors
and just use the one.

So try locking the active sensor to the center one.

Best,
Daniel

Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: Autofoucs)
Reply from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) (Autofoucs WAS Re: [Leica] Film Forevah!!)