Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] selling a Leica DMR.. ?
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Sat May 19 19:17:08 2007

Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> wrote:

>It makes sense, and I have tried it! It does make it easier for the  
>camera to track focus and it does end up with the wrong thing in  
>focus as often as not. The problem with the AI servo is it  doesn't  
>allow manual overide, which I can use when the one shot autofocus is  
>obviously off. The other enbuggrance is that the camera layout and  
>controls does not lend itself to quick adjustment from AI servo to  
>one shot. The Nikon does.
>
>Certainly had I known what I know now I certainly would be using  
>Nikon not Canon.

You might be better off using a real manual-focus camera.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com